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Follow the links below to find information on exercise, fitness, sport-related injury, drugs in sport, and how you can adjust your weight through exercise.
To find information on the relationship between diet and weight, including weight loss diets, see the Diet and Overweight [HealthInsite Topic Page]
Reviewed March 2009
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Exercise
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Fitness
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Sports Injuries
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Drugs in Sport
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Exercise, Sports and Fitness Services
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Basketball - health benefits
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Better Health Channel
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Basketball is very popular as a casual way to exercise and as a competitive team sport. It is a fast-action game with lots of running and jumping, and provides a good physical workout.
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Oct 2009
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Media release Launch of AFL Players Association `Just Think´ campaign
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The Australian Government today announced $132,000 for the Australian Football League (AFL) to support their work in tackling alcohol fuelled street violence, particularly amongst young Australians.
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Sep 2009
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Lawn bowls - health benefits
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Better Health Channel
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Lawn bowls is a precision sport that is played for the challenge and competition, personal enjoyment, physical activity, the pleasure of spending time outdoors and for social interaction. It is also a low impact, therapeutic form of exercise.
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Aug 2009
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Golf - health benefits
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Better Health Channel
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Golf can be good for your health and your heart. An average golf course can provide up to four kilometres of walking. Pulling or carrying clubs will also improve fitness and strength. Golf can also be a social sport and a good way to meet or stay in touch with friends.
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Aug 2009
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Leisure and recreation
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Novita Children's Services
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Information is provided about the importance of leisure activities for children with physical disability together with information about services that assist children and families to find suitable activities that welcome disabled people.
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Aug 2009
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Athletes
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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
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Although exercise is vital for the development of peak bone mass in childhood and adolescence, excessive and elite level exercise undertaken in the adolescent years may have detrimental effects on the attainment of peak bone mass.
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Jul 2009
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Cheating - at sport and games
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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You might know someone who has cheated, you might know about someone who has cheated or you might think about cheating or cheat sometimes yourself.
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Jun 2009
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Water
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Did you know that water is even more important than food to your body because - your body is mostly water! Yes it's true!
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Jun 2009
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Food - eating and sport
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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You need to provide your body with the right sort of fuel if you are exercising regularly and training for your sport. What you need to eat.
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Jun 2009
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Frequently Asked Questions & Facts - Haemophilia - Bleeding Disorders
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Haemophilia Foundation Australia
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Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about haemophilia, including how it is passed on or inherited, who gets haemophilia, types and severity of haemophilia, symptoms and information about bleeds and bleeding problems. Other questions cover whether it is a royal disease, whether people with haemophilia can play sport or travel, and the usual life expectancy of someone with haemophilia.
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May 2009
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ConnectABILITY recreation services
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Novita Children?s Services
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Provides information about Novita's ConnectABILITY program that aims to provide children living with physical disabilities, aged five to 13 years, with greater access to community-based sport and recreation activities.
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Nov 2008
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Child development: 10-12 years
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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It is in these three years that children move from 'childhood' to a view of a more adult world that they will clearly want or be forced to join in the near future
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Oct 2008
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Cycling - health benefits
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Better Health Channel
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Cycling is a great way to exercise while also enjoying the environment around you. It can also be a competitive sport. Cycling is mainly an aerobic activity, which means that your heart, blood vessels and lungs all get a workout.
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Sep 2008
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HIV, hepatitis and sport
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Better Health Channel
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The risk of catching HIV or hepatitis B or C through sports activity is extremely small. HIV and hepatitis B and C are transmitted through blood, semen or vaginal secretions into the bloodstream. HIV and hepatitis B or C cannot be caught from sweat or saliva from other sportspeople. Standard practice is to stop play if a player is bleeding and allow them to return to play only after bleeding is controlled and the wound to properly covered. Infection control guidelines help keep other players and officials safe.
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Aug 2008
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Safe fun with water
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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Drowning is the major cause of death for children under five. Precautions, supervision and resuscitation skills are discussed.
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Aug 2008
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Footwear for healthy feet
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Better Health Channel
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Wearing shoes that fit properly and support your feet is vital to avoid sore feet and to prevent or alleviate many common foot problems. Footwear can help sore feet by providing support, such as lace-up boots. Arch supports help distribute weight and remove pressure from the heel and forefoot. High-heeled shoes (high heels) place stress on the body and feet and can cause calluses, bunions, claw toes and corns. The right footwear is also an important part of playing sport.
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Jul 2008
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Sporting performance and food
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Better Health Channel
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Good diet and nutrition can enhance sporting performance. Carbohydrates should form the basis of a sports person's diet. A high protein diet is not generally needed or recommended, since it can hinder performance, impair kidney function and compromise bone integrity. Dietary protein or amino acid supplements are not likely to provide any benefit. Water is the best sports drink.
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Jul 2008
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Walking - safety and environmental issues
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Better Health Channel
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Stay safe while walking. Wear appropriate footwear, drink plenty of fluids and stick to designated footpaths, walkways and walking tracks. Prepare for a bushwalk, don't walk alone and always tell someone where you are going.
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May 2008
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| Title: |
Australian Government 2008-09 Health and Ageing Portfolio Budget Statements
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The 2008-09 Health and Ageing Portfolio Budget Statements informs Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to Government outcomes and outputs, by agencies within the portfolio.
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May 2008
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Naftidrofuryl for intermittent claudication
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Patients with narrowed arteries of the lower limbs may be hampered by pain in their calves after relatively short walks. This limits the distance they can walk, and hence their quality of life. This is a sure sign of atherosclerosis. These patients are ...
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Dec 2007
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