Exercise

The process of menopause can be uncomfortable and even debilitating. Hormone replacement therapies can reduce some of the effects of menopause, but many women want to take a natural drug-free approach. Is this possible with nutrition and exercise?

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.

Short, dull grey days and wet, snowy, windy or icy weather conditions need not curtail your physical activity. While you may need to change what you do there’s no need to quit. A change can be as good as a rest.

Women were once considered to have a lower risk of heart disease than men, but almost 30% of all female deaths are now caused by heart disease. What factors increase your risk for heart disease and what actions can you take to protect your heart?

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.