WOMEN'S HEALTH
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WHEN is here to help you navigate the information and research available, and to empower you to make informed choices.
WHEN aims to provide inspiring interviews and research based guidance to women of all ages, to give ALL women the power to engage in their own health care and make informed decisions.
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Peri Buckley is a World Cup and Olympic hockey umpire and a lifelong athlete. She is also one of the...
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- insights
Let’s be honest, the thought of doing anything other than binge watching the latest Netflix show, eating mountains of chocolate...
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- exercise, healthy living, insights, inspiration, inspiring story, living well, Naantali Marshall, wellbeing, womens health
Jelena Petrovic is a Pilates pioneer in the Netherlands – as the Founder and Principal Instructor of Smartbody Amsterdam, she’s...
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- cancer, disease management, insights, inspiration, inspiring story, womens health
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects a large part of the population in Australia and around the world, creating...
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- diabetes, exercise, healthy living, insights, type 2 diabetes, wellbeing, womens health
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (USA) released a report in 2004 stating that an average male needs...
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- exercise, healthy living, insights, water, water consumption, wellbeing, womens health
Move Well
Tennis elbow is an overuse injury that, despite the name, has a myriad of causes. It’s a painful condition that...
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- exercise, healthy living, injury, move, tennis elbow, wellbeing, womens health
Muscle soreness that appears a day or two after exercising can affect anyone, regardless of your fitness level or ability....
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- healthy living, move, tumeric, wellbeing, womens health
Exercise is well recognised to have an effect on how well our immune system functions. Studies have shown that regular...
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- exercise, healthy living, immune system, move, wellbeing, womens health
All around the world, people are having to ‘stay home’ to assist in the fight against coronavirus or COVID19. Staying...
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- exercise, exercise at home, healthy living, home exercise, isolation, move, stay at home, wellbeing, womens health
Exercise may be a difficult, overwhelming activity for someone living with asthma. However, asthma or not, getting moving is always...
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- asthma, asthma and exercise, exercise, healthy living, move, wellbeing, womens health
High-Intensity Incidental Physical Activity (HIIPA) is any activity throughout your day that gets your heart rate and breathing up enough...
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- exercise, HIIPA, move, womens health
Exercise has once again proven to be the human body’s very own medicine. A growing number of studies have found...
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- exercise, gut health, move, womens health
Yes, It is ideal to do 2 sessions of strength/weight training a week, making sure there is a rest day...
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- back exercises, back injruy, back pain, exercise, move, safe exercise, weight training, weights, womens health
It is now well accepted that exercise is an effective tool in the management of low back pain. It can...
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- back exercises, back pain, exercise, move, safe exercise, womens health
At WHEN, we are often asked by clients and patients if it is safe to run with back pain. Our...
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- back exercises, back pain, exercise, move, running, running injury, safe exercise, womens health
Here are some safe exercises you can perform if you are experiencing back pain....
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- back exercises, back pain, exercise, move, safe exercise, womens health
Between the ages of roughly 11 to 16 the female body takes on immense changes. Puberty, along with rapid height...
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- exercise, Menstruation, Menstruation Exercise, move, period, womens health
Comprehensive wound management considers a broad range of factors from wound type and size, other medical conditions and lifestyle factors,...
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- beyond, exercise, healthy living, hurdles, move, over 60s, over 70s, over 80s, womens health, wound healing
For this exercise you only need a hard-backed chair, and there are multiple intensity levels to choose from....
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- knee, leg, move
Age Well
Here at WHEN, we believe in asking women what they need. That is why we have run focus groups all...
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- age well, exercise, over 60s, womens health
It is now well accepted that ageing, genetic, medical and lifestyle factors all contribute to the risk of dementia in...
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- age well, ageing well, beyond, bone health, dementia, dementia prevention, exercise, healthy living, over 50s, over 60s, over 70s, over 80s, prevention, womens health
The best type of exercise to prevent bone loss? Short Answer: A combination of progressive resistance training, weight-bearing exercises and...
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- age well, ageing well, beyond, bone density, bone health, exercise, healthy living, over 50s, over 60s, over 70s, over 80s, prevention, womens health
Along with managing lots of other lifestyle factors, exercise should form a part of your ongoing treatment when you leave...
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- 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
Osteoarthritis is a chronic, degenerative joint condition that predominantly affects the knees, hips, spine and feet. It is the most...
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- age well, ageing well, beyond, exercise, hurdles, Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis and Exercise, Over 40, Over 50, Over 60, Over 70, Over 80, womens health
If you have a heart condition it is always important to consult your Cardiologist or General Practitioner before undertaking a...
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- age well, beyond, cardiac disease, cardiac disease and exercise, exercise, healthy living, heart health, over 50s, over 60s, over 70s, over 80s, womens health
The Library Of Women's Health
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