Healthy Families
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What is the Issue?Sport and physical activity participation are generally promoted for their positive impact on children's physical and mental health.1 However, increased participation in sport and other forms of... Read more
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Schools looking to make children more active simply need to provide more balls, skipping ropes, racquets and hula hoops, a new study has shown.The study, based on 3,006 students from 23 Melbourne primary schools,... Read more
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Athletes tend to live longer than the general population, a new study has found.The study featuring in the July 2010 issue of The Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (JSAMS), published by Sports Medicine Australia,... Read more
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A newly released information sheet will help enhance the health of diabetes sufferers. Approximately 74 per cent of those with diabetes engage in no, or low levels of exercise*. Only 30 per cent of people who have been... Read more
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So you've had a baby and want your figure back. But like many other new mothers you are unsure how soon after birth you can safely participate in exercise. Smartplay, Sports Medicine Australia’s sports injury... Read more