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Graeme Lanham's Articles in Exercise

  • Your Fitness. Don't Overdo The Exercise
    A close friend of mine, aged 57, is a fitness freak. Every morning he rises early for his pavement pounding jog. He runs daily for hours and he’s as skinny as a rake. He should be fit and healthy, but sadly he is not.

    He regularly complains of back and knee pains and is concerned at the time it takes for him to recover from colds and flu.

    This raises the question on whether excessive training is necessary for fitness and health or can it do you more harm than good?
  • Your Travel Health. Are You Fit To Travel?
    In September 2004, my wife and I enjoyed a bus tour of central and southern Europe. We had prepared for it with a fitness and exercise program before we left home and it paid dividends!

    Towards the end of the tour, our journey took us past superb scenery on the Italian Ligurian Sea coast en-route from Florence to our overnight stop at Nice. The 5 coastal villages of the Cinque Terre with the shimmering sea as a backdrop made an unforgettable sight. It was one of the scenic highlights of the tou
  • Exercises For Less Stress
    John Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia, would have arguably one of the most stressful and demanding jobs in the country. Yet he still finds time for his daily fitness walk. He regards exercise and fitness as an important part of his daily timetable and sticks to this morning schedule no matter where he is. In addition to his 30 to 40 minutes of aerobic exercises daily, he also includes push ups or strength training activities.

    We all know how important exercise is for weight loss, cardiovascular health, combating diabetes and maintaining a high level of fitness. Our bodies are designed to be active and any program that enhances this is beneficial to our health. Activities that boost our fitness can range from gardening and walking to sports including tennis and swimming up to the extreme sports, including high altitude mountain climbing.

    What is less well known is the critical importance of exercise in combating stress, anxiety and depression. According to exercise physiologist Chris Tzar, exercise is now considered a primary treatment for mild and moderate depression.

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