Kidney Week 2013 – how exercise can help

The statistics are startling: one in three Australians is at increased risk of contracting chronic kidney disease [CKD]. Managing the health problems brought on by CKD can be all encompassing, and lifestyle complications increase as the disease progresses. Now, as Kidney Health Week kicks off on May 26 to raise awareness of CKD, a new position statement from Exercise & Sports Science Australia …

Bring back PE: Exercise should be 'core' class, report says

Children need a full hour of exercise in schools every day, and not just in physical education classes, the Institute of Medicine recommended on Thursday.Schools that have dumped education classes need to put them back on the schedule, the report recommends. They also need to help kids get up and moving in the classroom, at recess and after school, a committee of experts appointed by the Ins …

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