Famously Fit

Make the right choice and a work-out video can be a money saver. After all, exercising in your lounge room means no gym fees. Karen Fittall finds out how to unearth the best video work-out.

Exercise Your Right To Health

THERE'S more than exercise equipment awaiting visitors to the new Health and Fitness Supplies shop at Salamander Bay.

Stay Ahead Of The Water Cycle

As we slough off our winter woolies and emerge into the bright light of summer, many people are taking to the gyms, the pavements and the pools to shape up. What many may not be aware of, however, are precautions that are needed to prevent dehydration and heat stress. The body loses about 7 per cent of its mass each day without doing any exercise. Most of this is easily replaced by food and fluids but when you step up the pace, that loss can increase to 10 or even 15 per cent.

Make Time For A Symple Exercise Plan

I REMEMBER when I was overweight, the only form of exercise I did was to walk into the kitchen and my work-outs consisted of lifting food out of the fridge and into my mouth.

Exercise Reverses Child Heart Disease

Obese children as young as six have been shown in an Australian study to have early signs of heart disease, with the walls of their arteries beginning to thicken.

Artery Disease In Obese Children

Obese children as young as six have been shown in an Australian study to have early signs of heart disease, with the walls of their arteries beginning to thicken. However, the study also showed that consistent exercise, even without changes to diet, can reverse the problem. The findings were presented this week at the American Heart Association conference in Florida.

Kids In Gym

The State Government is urging the fitness industry to open its doors to children as another strategy in the fight against childhood obesity.

Stressed Out

In Lorraine's case, stress has come at a hefty price. "I've spent a fortune on gym memberships, aromatherapy oils and massage sessions," she says, "but nothing seems to work. I feel better for an hour or two and then the reality of my life comes back to haunt me like a playground bully."