Exercise, Fitness and Sports

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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Title:   Water
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Did you know that water is even more important than food to your body because - your body is mostly water! Yes it's true!
Date:   May 2009

Title:   Menstruation - facts and questions
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Here are some of the questions you have asked about menstruation (say men-stroo-ay-shun) (periods).
Date:   May 2009

Title:   Frequently asked questions and facts - haemophilia
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   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.
Date:   May 2009

Title:   Leisure and recreation
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   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.
Date:   Mar 2009

Title:   ConnectABILITY recreation services
Publisher:   Novita Children?s Services
Description:   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.
Date:   Nov 2008

Title:   Child development: 10-12 years
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   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
Date:   Oct 2008

Title:   Cycling - health benefits
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Sep 2008

Title:   Basketball - health benefits
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Sep 2008

Title:   Media release. Sporting heroes making a difference to the community
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Australia's elite Rugby Union players today launched a groundbreaking program to assist organisations tackle the biggest health, environmental and social issues facing our nation. Federal Minister for Sport Kate Ellis and Wallaby Captain Stirling Mortlock jointly launched the Rugby Union Player Association Foundation and Community Code (RUPA Foundation).
Date:   Sep 2008

Title:   HIV, hepatitis and sport
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Aug 2008

Title:   Media release. Expert Independent Sport Panel Appointed
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis, announced the appointment of the independent expert panel that will investigate the reforms required to ensure that Australia's sporting system remains prepared for the challenges of the future.
Date:   Aug 2008

Title:   Safe fun with water
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Drowning is the major cause of death for children under five. Precautions, supervision and resuscitation skills are discussed.
Date:   Aug 2008

Title:   Lawn bowls - health benefits
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Jul 2008

Title:   Golf - health benefits
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Jul 2008

Title:   Media release. Australian Paralympic Team set for Beijing
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Prime Minister and Minister for Sport have wished the Australian Paralympic Team good luck for the upcoming games in Beijing.
Date:   Jul 2008

Title:   Media release. National women's football league set to shine
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Federal Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis, welcomed the establishment of the Westfield W-League - a national football league for women.
Date:   Jul 2008

Title:   Media release. Funding to improve Blue Mountains region sports facilities
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Rudd Government today confirmed a $500,000 funding boost to upgrade local sporting and recreational facilities in the Blue Mountains and Central West region.
Date:   Jul 2008

Title:   Walking - safety and environmental issues
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   May 2008

Title:   Australian Government 2008-09 Health and Ageing Portfolio Budget Statements
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   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.
Date:   May 2008

Title:   Naftidrofuryl for intermittent claudication
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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 ...
Date:   Dec 2007
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