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Walking for transport helps older people to live longer
A new study has found that older adults who walked for transport at least once a week lived longer than…
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Exercise may help protect brains from dementia symptoms
Daily physical activity may help alter a person's brain chemistry to enhance cognitive function and help protect against dementia related…
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Is yoga the trick to kick lockdown lethargy?
As the nation’s largest cities remain under lockdown, staying active has posed a challenge for many older Australians. When 70-year-old…
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No more cotton wool: experts push for exercise for cancer patients
Exercise should be prescribed as part of routine cancer care for all patients, the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia has…
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Hospital exercise key to recovery
Exposing intensive care patients to light exercise may reduce hospitalisation and improve long-term patient recovery. Researchers at Monash University will…
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Healthy lifestyle could prevent 40 000 new cancer cases
Bowel and breast cancer are the most avoidable through diet and exercise, research shows. Improving the nation's diet and increasing…
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