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Cardiac Disease and Exercise

  • age well, beyond, cardiac disease, cardiac disease and exercise, exercise, healthy living, heart health, over 50s, over 60s, over 70s, over 80s, womens health
  • Education, Over 65, Women's Health
If you have a heart condition it is always important to consult your Cardiologist or General Practitioner before undertaking a new physical activity routine. The important thing to remember is that any physical activity is generally better than none and...
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Women’s Health & Body Image

  • episode 1, podcast
  • Education, Women's Health

Join Peta and Rhea for the first episode of the Little Black Dress of Women’s Health as they discuss how society has had an impact on both women’s health and body image.

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Osteoarthritis in Women: What It Is and What Helps

  • age well, ageing well, beyond, exercise, hurdles, Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis and Exercise, Over 40, Over 50, Over 60, Over 70, Over 80, womens health
  • Education, Over 65, Women's Health
Osteoarthritis affects 1 in 10 Australian women. WHEN explains what is happening in your joints, why women are more at risk, and what actually helps....
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Exercise and Wound Healing

  • beyond, exercise, healthy living, hurdles, move, over 60s, over 70s, over 80s, womens health, wound healing
  • Education, Over 65, Women's Health
Comprehensive wound management considers a broad range of factors from wound type and size, other medical conditions and lifestyle factors, dressings or compression used, and elevation of the wound as needed....
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Exercise Post Heart Attack

  • age well, beyond, cardiac disease, cardiac disease and exercise, exercise, healthy living, heart attack, heart attack recovery, heart health, over 50s, over 60s, over 70s, over 80s, rehabilitation, womens health
  • Education, Over 65, Women's Health
Along with managing lots of other lifestyle factors, exercise should form a part of your ongoing treatment when you leave hospital. Most people will hopefully begin a cardiac rehabilitation program before or soon after leaving hospital. It is important to...
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The Best Exercise to Prevent Bone Loss

  • age well, ageing well, beyond, bone density, bone health, exercise, healthy living, over 50s, over 60s, over 70s, over 80s, prevention, womens health
  • Education, Over 65, Women's Health
The best exercise for bone loss combines resistance training, weight-bearing movement and balance work. WHEN explains what that looks like and why all three matter....
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Exercise and Dementia Prevention

  • age well, ageing well, beyond, bone health, dementia, dementia prevention, exercise, healthy living, over 50s, over 60s, over 70s, over 80s, prevention, womens health
  • Education, Over 65, Women's Health
It is now well accepted that ageing, genetic, medical and lifestyle factors all contribute to the risk of dementia in our population. Whilst some people are more at risk than others, everyone has the ability to ensure their long term...
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Ageing and Thriving – Exercise for over 70s

  • ageing well, beyond, exercise, healthy living, over 70s, over 80s, thriving, womens health
  • Education, Over 65
Different stages of life create different routines. Sadly, as we age, dedicated time for exercising seems to disappear from that routine. However, if you or someone you love is 70+ years old and wants to start exercising, they can! Whether...
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Can my feet change size?

  • body, feet, postnatal, postnatal care, pregnancy, womens health
  • Education, Postnatal, Pregnancy
It has been found that foot length and width can increase due to pregnancy and also that your foot arch can drop by up to 1cm! This has been attributed to an altered gait pattern (the way you walk). So...
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