by px-admin | Jun 14, 2019 | Health Concerns, Misc
What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a condition that makes the bones weak and more fragile with an increased risk to break. Usually, osteoporosis advances over time (years) and is often only diagnosed when a fall or sudden impact causes a bone fracture. The Hip,...
by px-admin | Nov 16, 2017 | Health Concerns
Benefits of Physical Activity on Diabetes Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high. Physical activity can help in the prevention, treatment, and management of diabetes. Physical activity in Type 1...
by px-admin | Oct 6, 2017 | Health Concerns, Pain relief & advice
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” Benjamin Franklin. Since being physically active cost nothing and offers significant health benefits why not be more active? Below are some examples of how you can increase your physical activity during the...
by px-admin | Oct 6, 2017 | Health Concerns, Pain relief & advice
Sitting 3 hours per day shortens your life by 2 years and damages your mind and body. Also, people with sedentary jobs have twice the risk of heart disease. Being sedentary is not the same as lack of fitness. Those are two equally important and distinct risk factors...
by px-admin | Oct 6, 2017 | Health Concerns
Physical inactivity is a major public health problem of our time. Those who think they have no time for exercise sooner or later have to find time for illness. The evidence is here and demonstrates that low fitness causes more deaths than smoking-obesity-diabetes...
by px-admin | Oct 6, 2017 | Health Concerns
Physical inactivity has been identified as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality. The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines Physical Activity as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that require energy expenditure. Physical...