Tag: exercising
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Should I use a mask for exercise?
With regions re-opening many people are eager to get back to their local gym, park or community centre. As a result, the question of whether one should wear a mask for exercise has gained significant attention. In some areas, masks are mandatory in all indoor public spaces. And recently, Hong Kong mandated masks to be…
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Help! I have no time to exercise.
Twenty to thirty minutes per day. Or 150 minutes per week. That’s the minimum amount of exercise recommended. It’s less time than a TV sitcom. Or less than most people spend commuting to work. Yet only 1 in 5 of us meet that target with many people saying they have no time to exercise. It’s…
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Unravelling the limits and benefits of exercise with sports cardiologist Dr. Saul Isserow
We’ve known for a long time that exercise is good for us. It prevents heart disease, cancer and early death. But what if you have heart disease already? Is exercise safe? And what about those stories we hear of athletes who after a life of intense training develop disease? Are they doing more harm than…
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Get the benefits of exercising without ever having to exercise.
“Not enough time”, “it costs too much”, “I don’t have a gym near me”, and “I just don’t like it”, are some of the many reasons people give for not exercising. Even though the guidelines say only 20-30 minutes per day of exercise is needed, as little as 20% of people actually achieve it. Which…