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Activity| Set Yourself
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Realistic Goals |
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a Time Limit |
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Staying Healthy| Exercising
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Well and Enjoy YourFood |
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Often and How Hard? |
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Often? |
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Hard? |
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Started and Staying Motivated
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Physical Activity through
walking |
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Activity| Walking for
Older Women |
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Older People |
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to Your GP First |
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Activity - ReducingBlood Pressure
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When there is a choice between taking the stairs or the lift in workplaces or other buildings, taking the stairs increases physical activity levels. Here are some of the benefits associated with stair use. |
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Stair climbing can be accumulated across the course of the day, making a significant contribution to 30 minutes of daily physical activity Stair climbing requires about 8-11kcal of energy per minute, which is high compared to other physical activities Even two flights of stairs climbed per day can lead to 2.7 kg weight loss over one year (Brownell, Stunkard, and ALbaum, 1980) There is a strong association between stair climbing and bone density, in post-menopausal women (Coupland et al. 1999). Stair climbing programs can improve the amount of 'good cholesterol' in the blood - HDL concentrations (Wallace and Neill, 2000). Stair climbing increases leg power and may be an important priority in reducing the risk of injury from falls in the elderly (Allied Dunbar Survey, 1992). |
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