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You Asked: Can Hanging Upside Down Relieve Back Pain?

If you’ve ever seen a TV commercial for inversion tables—those tilting contraptions that allow you to hang upside down by your ankles—and you suffer from back pain, you’ve probably been tempted to buy one. The ads claim that by dangling upside-down, bat-like, you’ll create separation between the vertebrae of your spine and neck. That separation supposedly reduces pressure on the nerves running between and around these vertebrae. You’ll relax tense muscles, and increase the fl

How to Fit in Exercise While You Travel

Think you won’t have time to exercise on your next vacation? Not according to Annette Lang, a New York City-based certified personal trainer. “You can actually maintain and even improve your fitness level when you’re on the road,” she said. “And, you don’t have to bother with a gym to do it.” Ms. Lang naturally has plenty of tips on how to get some exercise while you travel. Here are some of the ones she offers her clients when they tell her they’re leaving town>>

Health Check: how can extreme heat lead to death?

Our climate is becoming hotter. This is our reality. Extreme heat is already responsible for hundreds of deaths every year. It’s a big environmental killer, and deaths from heatwaves in Australian cities are expected to double in the next 40 years. Those most at risk are the elderly, people with chronic illness, those living in socioeconomic disadvantage, outdoor workers, and athletes who play their sport in brutally high temperatures. But extreme heat can affect anyone at an

Strength stretching…

"Stretching is one of those things you either love or hate. Personally, I hate it, I find it boring, awkward, and generally ineffective, also I’m useless at it, usually looking like a stiff lump of cold clay whenever I try. However, I know many people love to stretch, twisting and contorting themselves into some amazing and eye-popping positions with grace and ease. But there are a lot of myths and misconceptions around stretching and I want to discuss these as well as propos

I’m not overweight, so why do I need to eat healthy foods?

We all have that one friend whose eating habits and body shape simply don’t add up. While enjoying the unhealthiest of meals and a sedentary lifestyle, somehow they effortlessly retain a slender figure. At first glance we may assume these slim people are healthy, but it’s not always the case. So if you don’t have weight to worry about, what’s the impetus for avoiding sweet or salty temptations and eating good, nutritious foods instead? Read more here>>

Exercise addiction is a thing and it's slowly killing Australians

When Lizzy Williamson got a job as a professional dancer on a major cruise ship, her delight soon dimmed. She was one of a handful of "not very large" dancers instructed, in front of the others, to lose weight before the ship sailed. It led to what Williamson, from Sydney's northern beaches, describes as an "obsession. Lizzy was suffering from a largely hidden scourge which could be impacting the lives of thousands of Australians because they fail to see anything wrong with t

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