Fitness

How Does Exercise Affect Diabetes?

August 27, 2010 Cardiovascular Disease

“How does exercise affect diabetes?” is the first question a diabetic patient asks when told by a doctor that one of the best things that can be done in order to treat his condition is to exercise regularly. In fact, lifestyle modification through diet and exercise is the single best way that type 2 diabetes [...]

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Activity Restrictions After Back Surgery

August 24, 2010 Back Problems

Depending on exactly what type of back surgery you may have had, you may be facing activity restrictions after back surgery in order to reduce pain and to prevent you from injuring yourself again. The exact restrictions and their duration will be rather variable, so you will need to discuss any concerns that you have [...]

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Why People Wear Compression Tights

August 4, 2010 Cardiovascular Disease

Compression tights are a very different thing from not only regular socks, but even the tights that you would normally think of people wearing. They are made to apply graduated pressure to the leg, with the highest pressure at the ankle and slowly tapering off along the leg until the compression is lowest at the [...]

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Exercise Program For Overweight People Who Have Had Back Surgery

July 20, 2010 Back Problems

When you are searching for an exercise program for overweight people who have had back surgery, the most important thing that you need to take into account is that you need to put as little stress on your back as possible while you are recovering so that you do not aggravate the injury and allow [...]

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