How to Prevent Health Risks of Being Overweight Maintaining a healthy body weight is an important part of your overall health. Your healthy body weight depends on your age, gender, and height. Being overweight puts you at risk for many health problems, including: Heart disease. Diabetes. Problems sleeping. Joint problems. You can make changes to …
How to Prevent Gastrointestinal Problems During Exercise Gastrointestinal (GI) problems are problems with the stomach and intestines. It is common for athletes to experience GI problems during exercise. This is especially true for distance runners and triathletes. You can take actions to help prevent these problems. How can this condition affect me? GI problems can …
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How to change Unhealthy Weight Loss Behaviors Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight is important for your overall health. It is natural to want to lose weight quickly, using whatever methods seem fastest. However, losing weight in a healthy way is not a quick process. Instead, aim for slow, steady weight loss. What lifestyle changes …
How to change Unhealthy Eating Behaviors Eating behaviors are influenced by many social, emotional, and psychological factors. Everyone has some unhealthy eating behaviors. These could be eating too much or too little, eating unhealthy foods, or eating at the wrong times. If you also struggle with weight management, it may be even harder to change …
How to Prevent Cerebrovascular Disease Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood that contains oxygen from the heart to all parts of the body. Cerebrovascular disease affects arteries that supply the brain. Any condition that blocks or disrupts blood flow to the brain can cause cerebrovascular disease. Brain cells that lose blood supply start to …
Personal Hygiene to keep infection and illness away Personal hygiene means keeping your body clean. Practicing good personal hygiene helps to keep infection and illness away. It also helps you avoid spreading illness to other people. Hand washing Germs get on your hands from the things that you touch throughout the day. Washing your hands …
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Lifting Safety Tips to Prevent Back Injuries Have you checked the object before you try to lift it? Test every load before you lift by pushing the object lightly with your hands or feet to see how easily it moves. This tells you about how heavy it is. Remember, a small size does not always …