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If you have ever had backache, you may know the initial relief when the pain subsides, only to suffer a nasty shock when it comes back. Those who are in the habit of taking a walk will find their back aches much less frequently, according to new medical research. And the great news is that your walk need not be especially athletic. Scientists in Australia prescribed a walking programme for a group involving hundreds of non-athletic adults who had recovered after suffering from non-specific lower back pain. Half undertook the exercise - walking for at least 30 minutes, five days a week - while ...
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"Any ideas for a mask?" French football player Kylian Mbappé may have broken his nose, but his sense of humour is unscathed. His injury will mean a break from the European Championships and he will have to wear a protective face mask to prevent further injury once he is allowed back on the pitch. Wearing a mask is also helpful from a psychological point of view, as worrying about any further injury can damage your motivation, says ENT specialist Bernhard Robbers in the German Euro 2024 host city of Düsseldorf. However, for those of us who aren't professional sports stars, no mask is likely nec...
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Lifting heavy weights around the time of retirement could preserve leg strength into older age, research suggests. People naturally lose muscle function as they get older, and experts see faltering leg strength as a strong predictor of death in elderly people. Previous short-term studies have shown that resistance training, which can involve weights, body weight or resistance bands, can help prevent this happening. New research has explored the long-term effects of a one-year supervised resistance training programme using heavy weights. For the study, 451 people of retirement age were randomly...
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Oh, those summery days of spring! The sun is warming up for its main gig in a month or two, beads of sweat are forming on your forehead, and you'd like nothing better than to cool off somehow. How about taking a dip? Be very careful if you do, warns Dr Stefan Linsler, the German Lifesaving Society's (DLRG) federal commissioner for diving medicine and a neurosurgeon at Bayreuth Hospital. Why? Because a heated-up body and cold water - large bodies of water in particular can still be quite cold in spring and early summer - is a dangerous combination. It puts a strain on the cardiovascular system,...
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There are so many reasons why we keep delaying that workout - everyday life, the unexpected, stress. For all those lacking time or motivation to build a regular fitness routine, workout stacking is a great way to fit some exercise into a busy day. Also known as fitness stacking, the method is aimed at making it easier to introduce exercise into your daily routine. And the best part is: You don't need a gym membership. Ten-minute exercise units Fitness stacking means "stacking" up a workout out of different building blocks by exercising in shorter intervals throughout the day, according to Sven...
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Maybe a co-worker has talked you into taking part in the upcoming company run. Or you've resolved to take on more sporting challenges and registered for a 10-kilometre run or half marathon in your city. How best to prepare? If you're an inexperienced runner, you should consider your fitness level and whether you're really up to the undertaking. "It's probably a bad idea to prepare for a marathon if, for example, you're overweight or have a cardiovascular disease," says sports medicine physician Dr Thomas Schneider. He advises novice runners to first consult their GP, who can give them a medica...
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Your trainers may have stood idle in a closet over the winter, and now you're ready to resume your running regimen or other sport activity. If so, be sure to increase the intensity gradually, doctors say. If you don't, you increase the risk of straining - and at worst rupturing - an Achilles tendon, warns the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU). The Achilles is the thickest and strongest tendon in your body, connecting your calf muscles to your heel bone. Ruptures occur most frequently during sport. Along with going easy at first, the DGOU advises strengthening your calf ...
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The view is breathtaking, and so is the thin air. Mountain climbers have to deal with difficult conditions at high altitudes, and sometimes can get altitude sickness. It occurs when your body doesn’t have enough time to adjust to lower oxygen levels, with symptoms including headache, fatigue, nausea and vomiting. In severe cases it can be life-threatening, causing your lungs to fill with fluid or your brain to swell. There are ways to prevent altitude sickness though, the most fundamental being: Don't ascend too high too fast. Proper preparation can also help you to stay healthy on a mountain....
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Researchers in the UK are seeking hundreds of people to take part in the first large study into whether outdoor swimming can reduce symptoms of depression. Open water bathing has been praised as a way to improve well-being in the last few years, with emerging evidence that it can have a positive impact on mental health, experts said. The number of adults experiencing moderate to severe depression in the UK doubled to nearly one in five between March and June 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, compared to one in 10 before the crisis. The research call comes after the first clinical trial into i...
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