Cardiovascular Fitness

You get the message that you need to be physically active to be healthy, but what physical activity is best for you. Should you run, walk, pump weights, do yoga or what? Is it true that running is bad for you?

Swimming is a popular water based physical activity which can provide participants with a range of health benefits. To maximise the benefits there are several factors to consider when participating in water based physical activity.

Short intense bouts of exercise improve cardiac and calorie output and can improve your health. But if you are looking for a quick fix for weight loss or weight maintenance this regime may not hit the spot.

Hypertension, or above normal blood pressure, can remain undetected, but increases the risk for stroke. Learn about risk factors for hypertension and how physical activity and nutrition can reduce those risks and improve your health.

Retirement and old age may be a long way off, but it is never too soon, or too late, to take positive action to slow down your aging process and promote health and quality of life well into your senior years through regular physical activity.