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Crossing the line to race recovery

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You've crossed the finish line, your heart is thumping, you're exhilarated but exhausted.

Smart recovery began the instant you finished the HBF Run for a Reason, Glow Women's Fitness Online director Michelle Hext said.

"You want to minimise the aches and pains that can be part of distance running by starting on your recovery immediately after the race," she said.

Keep walking around slowly for a little while to help the body come back to its natural state and to allow blood circulation to return to normal, Ms Hext said.

"Walking around slowly will also prevent fainting and blood pooling in the lower legs," she said.

Ms Hext advised participants in the Act-Belong-Commit 14km event to take in a sports recovery drink rather than just water while walking around.
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Hot dogs, bacon 'put your heart at risk'

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Eating hot dogs, bacon, sausage or deli meats increases the chance of heart disease by 42 per cent, US researchers say in a new report.

Eating processed meat is also linked to a 19 per cent higher risk of Type 2 diabetes, said the study, which appeared in the journal Circulation on Monday.
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Get a team together

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Exercising alone may appeal to some who like the personal time to zone out but for others it was all too easy to get bored and lose motivation.

Training in the lead-up to the May 23 HBF Run for a Reason was no exception.
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Eating for energy

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Healthy eating is always important but even more so when you are running long distances regularly and need foods that give you sustained energy.

Accredited Practising Dietitian Megan Alsford said people training for the HBF Run for a Reason needed to eat good energy sources so the body could deal with training and had enough fuel for the big day.
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Rev-up with interval training

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Need to get fit, fast? Then interval training is for you. Disliked by many runners because it is so gruelling, interval training is widely used in fitness work-outs because it is so effective.

It involves fast bursts of running, followed by a recovery jog at a slower pace. Done regularly, the result is fitness, stamina and an improvement in running speed.
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Get active for the health of your mind

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The leading cause of death in Australia for men aged under 45 isn't road deaths or any kind of physical disease. It's suicide. And the figures are shocking.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, about 2000 Australians take their own life each year.

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The Guru: Chicken soup for the soul

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It had to happen. Scientists have proved what grandmas have always known - that chicken soup boosts our immune response.

In 2000, in an issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, a group of scientists led by Barbara O. Rennard found chicken soup improved nutritional status, accelerated the clearance of mucus and inhibited the speed and duration of infection.

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Braun ready for 14km run

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Since taking out the runner-up spot on the third season of The Biggest Loser and dropping a staggering 55.2kg along the way, Perth's Alison Braun is a transformed woman.

But it goes further than just physical appearance.
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True grit takes Ben to full life

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He won't be the fastest and he's likely to find it quite difficult, but when Ben Horgan takes on the 4.5km HBF Run for a Reason walking course on May 23, he'll do it with the gritty determination that has come to mark his life.

Diagnosed with systemic onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis when he was aged just two, Mr Horgan was left with physical disabilities and every day is clouded by arthritic pain.
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Getting older and active

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Getting older and active

It's roundly accepted that when you reach a certain age, some things are probably best left alone.

Exercise is not one of them.
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Most dubious on fast food chains' health claims

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The majority of Australians do not believe that fast food chains are making a genuine attempt to promote healthy eating habits with their healthier menu choices, a new poll shows.

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Hot Nude Yoga 'sensual, not sexual'

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Some people work out to look good naked. Others skip a step.

Inside a heavily curtained fourth-floor dance studio is a male-only class specialising in Hot Nude Yoga, a form of sensualised tantric yoga practised nude.
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Drink up to do well

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You're working on your fitness, your fuel and preparing for race day, but one of the most important aspects of planning for the HBF Run for a Reason is considering your hydration strategy.

Julie Meek, author of Truth, Lies and Chocolate: 99 Facts and Fairytales About Food, and spokeswoman for Sports Dietitian Australia, said that getting fluid intake right could make a big difference to performance on the big day.
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Big smile linked to long life: study

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The broader your smile and the deeper the creases around your eyes when you grin, the longer you are likely to live, according to a study published in Psychological Science this week.

Researchers led by Ernest Abel of Wayne State University in Michigan studied 230 photographs of US major league baseball players who started playing before 1950 and grouped them according to their smiles.
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Weight determines exercise time: study

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An hour a day of moderate exercise helps slim women maintain their weight, but overweight women have to cut back on what they eat as well as exercise to keep the weight off, according to a study.
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My Reason...


Craig,seville grove - To prove to myself i can do it

Clint Westall - To set a goal and motivation for returning to exercise and fitness and health

Nathan,West Perth - General fitness and raising money for cancer research

Julie, Willagee - Fun, fitness and fundraising

Mike Pauly - To make people aware that walking or exercise can reduce the effects of osteoarthritis dramatically and to raise money for Arthritis WA.

Andrew, Canningvale - To feel good about myself and show my children their dad isn't totally past it!

Lou, Woodbridge - Because it gives me a good incentive to keep running and stay fit.

Kathy,Mt pleasant - As a personal challenge

Natasha,Leda - To run

Marcus,Ellenbrook - I want to stay fit and to be active enough to enjoy my kids...

Doris Matias - Fitness

Janie, Ocean Reef - To set myself a fitness goal

Mary, Como - The challenge

Marguerite,Nedlands - Motivation to train! Socialise with friends!

Jacinta,Stirling - Because i seriously need to exercise

andrea booth - Running makes me happy

Jessica Hunnam - To help raise money for the Asthma foundation

Ebony Rissler - To raise money for the cancer council

Beth,The Vines - Exercise as a means of supporting a cause or group is a fantastic idea.

Allan,Morley - Fun and Fitness

Michael Hammond - It's a good cause and a good challenge

Andrea,Clarkson - Goal setting

Elizabeth, Mt Lawley - To set a new exercise challenge

Adam,Como - To stay active and support the cancer foundation

Maja Pietranik - To prove to myself that I can

Peter Knott - Why not

Jake,Scarborough - love to run oh yeah

Charles Blennerhassett - Enjoyment

Trevor, Weslshpool - to improve my fitness & well-being

Annkathrin, Subiaco - Support the heart foundation

Charlie Condipedero - To get fit

Cathie Burns - Training for a marathon, and being part of a community based event

Jude, Mirrabooka - To join my team for fitness, fun and fundraising

Luke,Naranda - Personal challenge and something to involve my friends and clients in

Julie,Joondanna - To lose weight and feel great!

Joanne, Bertram - Feel Better, Get Fit.

Hannah,Mount Hawthorn - To Run on a different course around the city

Susan,Mullaloo - For those who can't and those who won't

melissa hahn - Gaining some fitness

Lynn,Northam - Keep fit and achieve my goal

Kate,Shenton Park - To support my favourite charity - Diabetes Australia

Joseph Poropat - Fitness

David,Mundaring - To raise money for much needed charities and to be apart of something that has a positive affect

David Eacott - To run with the team

Zachary,Gosnells - To help raise awareness of the kids with asthma

LISA NOEL - To commit to exercise and have fun with my family

Eve, Kalamunda - To provide incentive to run in the mornings

Kar Mun,Canning Vale - Having fun

Vicki Milosavljevic - To have fun, to help a charity

Melissa, Mundijong - To have a comittment to stay on task to keep healhy for the rest of my life.

John Waterfield - For fun

Fiona Callan - It's a good start to keeping fit

Zachary Gonzales - Raise money for charity

Emily,High Wycombe - To get back into fitness and to support 2 people i know with cancer

Liam,Canning Vale - To do my part to help those stricken with illness and who require the genorisity of others.

Dean Frost - To have fun with like minded people

Melanie, Maylands - Ultimately for me. I'd love to be able to run 14kms!

Jonathan,Carramar - Encourage me to get fit

Renee,Mandurah - Get fit whilst raising money for very very worthy causes

Stacey,Willetton - To improve my health and fitness for a better future whilst raising money for charity

Lynn Murphy - Keep fit and achieve my goal

Ronnie,Subiaco - Something to get fit for & give to a good cause that's personally relevant.

Moya, Belmont - To raise money for the participating charities.

Louise,Kewdale - To challenge myself

Charlie Grey - Raising money for a good cause

Wendy Parker - To do my first fun run!

Cheryl Forster - A challenge

Alex, Subiaco - To support the Heart Foundation.

Howard Sattler, 6PR - I don't have any serious health problems but I want to prevent them happening. We spend so much trying to patch people up when we should be working towards making sure if doesn't happen in the first place.

Natalie,Stirling - To get fit with my family.

Lynda Fowkes - A personal challenge and to keep fit

Natalie McRobb - To maintain my fitness and raise money for Cancer research

Merle,Maylands - To get fit

Daniel Dowsett - Because now I can and to change people's perceptions about who can be affected by Arthritis.

Dianne Doick - I love to run and if is for a good reason, all the more better!!!!

Tess,Osborne Park - To keep fit and help raise money for charities

Tim, Tuart Hill - To give me a fitness target.

Celia,Osborne Park - To get fit and have fun

Elaine Baker - Cause I am a good girl & listen to my fiancee & do as I am asked :-)

Scott, - I'd like to get fit again. It's nice to have a goal

Vicki-lee, Scarborough - I am in the process of getting fit and this is my first goal.

Damien Langley - Have a run

Valerie, Sheldon - To lose weight after my daughters wedding

Elise, Gooseberry Hill - to honour my gorgeous mum!

Tasha, Woodvale - To get fit and raise money and awareness for a great cause!

Josie, Scarborough - To maintain fitness

Tamara Blake - For fun

Alana Kennedy - To support a community event that promotes a healthy lifestyle

Ben Horgan - Because I want to inspire people to make the most out of any situation.

Danelle,West Leederville - To have fun

Andrew Mostyn - Looks like fun and I need the exercise!

Jodie,Leeming - Because I can and so many others are unable to and would want to if they could!

Alana,Osborne Park - To feel better about myself.

Lorna Smythe - To help raise funds for the charities

Margot, Victoria Park - Fun

claire, south fremantle - To challenge myself

Sophie Hughes - Because i want to help

Clare,Osborne Park - To improve my fitness

Nasianah (Anna) Haryanto - To reduce my stress levels, keep healthy and raise money for charity

Vera Baxendale - Keep fit

Melanie, Cottesloe - To get in shape.

Rebecca Gardner - For a challenge

Kirsty,Ellenbrook - My reason for taking part is to raise money for a good cause

Andrew Tan - To get healthy

Veronica, secret harbour - To have fun

Sally, Kensington - So I can run through the tunnel!

Sean O'Neil, WA Triathlete of the Year - For the physical challenge and to support an activity that everyone can get involved in.

Sarah Doudle - Fitness and cause

Helen Oostryck - Charity

Rachael Williams - To help raise money for those who need it!

Sharon, Booragoon - I want to be fit & healthy when i'm older

Matt, Karrinyup - Wanting to regain my fittness and feel better about myself

Rita,Bedford - Fitness and support a good cause

Michael, Gosnells - I like running.

Giedre, Coolbellup - To have a reason to keep running and stay fit

Mitchell,Kallaroo - I'm a good at running!

Donna, Ocean Reef - To stay healthy & fit as I get older, and to run through the tunnel.

Asha Salathiel - Challenge myself and set my fitness goal

Rachel,Leederville - Preparation for a marathon

Jaedon, Guildford - To run 4.5km

John,Dalkeith - To prepare for a Marathon later in the year.

Michael,Rivervale - For fun

Andrea, Padbury - Motivate myself to keep running and staying fit

BARBARA ANTONOVICH - To get some exercise, have fun while doing so and the money goes to charity

Michael Davies - Because my wife wants to do it :)

Paul,Geenwood - To regain fitness

Rita,Balcatta - Its all about multitasking - giving back to WA and getting fit at the same time!

Sue Lomax - My sister has cancer and I would like to raise money for this horrible disease

Vanessa,Winthrop - Why not?

Alison Wise - To encourage my team and acheive a challenging goal

Jenn Morris, dual Olympic gold medalist - In memory of my dad who passed away from cancer, for my mum who is a cancer survivor, and because I want to promote the benefits of being fit and healthy

Tammie Mackay - For fun and fitness

Renee, Mandurah - Get fit whilst raising money for very very worthy causes

Greg Woodbridge - Fitness

Gemma,Kalgoorlie - To get out there and get healthy!!

Emily,Rivervale - Because it's for a good cause

Olivia,Perth - I love to run and having a goal to work towards is great

Amy Wooding - I like walking

Tim Barnett - Sseeing if I've lost my fitness since the 12km City to surf run

Nathan, West Perth - General fitness and raising money for cancer research.

Jai James-Dentith - To actively participate in a well-recognised community charitable event

Melissa Ellis - To have a reason to train consistently!

Carolyn,Busselton - Fitness

Ilaha Graham - To contribute to charity fund

Ryan,Como - Fun and fitness

Sharon, Baldivis - As health care professional to give an good example, but really mainly to have fun and get fitter.

Rob Day - To run

Ali,Bunbury - Its a good cause and I enjoy jogging

Deirde Wiltshire - To help raise money for Heart Foundation

Paul,Success - Encourage work mates to get fit and get involved.

Patrick, Ballajura - Health and fitness

John, City Beach - Give me a goal for all the training and jogging I do.

Gordon, Fremantle - to feel better about myself and contribute to charity.

Martin, Joondalup - Love running

Dr Duncan Jefferson, HBF Family Doctor - To care for myself and to care for the community.

Dan Riggs - Because it is a challenge

Willa Hutchings - Gratitude for my fitness and health

valetta boddy - Fun and fitness and to support my team mates

Paige, South Lake - Get fit, and support a good cause.

Tim,Churchlands - It starts and ends at the WACA!

Rhiannon Geddis - Health and support of the Heart Foundation

Greg hutchinson - I need the challenge of a reason to run

Vicki,Mt Hawthorn - Because I know I can do it! (with a bit of training).

Cameron Tuohy - Training for NYC marathon

Lachlan, Mandurah - I am a 3 year old with Type 1 Diabetes and would like to raise money for the illness

sarah, perth - This is for something for myself not my children and husband but something that I want to achieve fo

Tamami Corrie - Challenge myself

Elishia, Yokine - I enjoy the excercise but most importantly it's raising money for a great cause

Gareth, Canning Vale - To keep up with my fitness training

Rex Luers - Teach my kids about charity and enjoy the run

Anji Mollison - To have fun and challenge myself

Kath, Capel - to achieve my goal of entering a fun run, and this way I have the incentive of raising funds for a g

Gemma,Carlisle - Regain fitness, community participation

Frances,Winthrop - I enjoy a challenge

Cath, Rivervale - Because I can't wait to run through the tunnel.

Adrian Kirk-Burnnand - Support my partner

ANGELA, East Fremantle - Im a bridesmaid very soon !!

Donald Wee - To stay fit and motivate myself by just finishing the 14km run

Wayne,Karrinyup - To challenge myself to make the 14kms without stopping

charlie Dossetter - Fun

Bart,Innaloo - Motivation to regain fitness

Jan Thomas - Improve my fitness

Aengus, Heathridge - To help a little..

Phil,Bassendean - To run through the tunnel

Larry Archondakis - Because my daughter made me

Campbell,mandurah - Be with my mum

Caroline,Halls Head - I want a reason to get fit

Abbi Lindstrom - I am currently getting fit at the moment and want to have fun whilst doing it

Amberlee, Shenton Park - To be physically active, to belong to a team, commit to a healthier lifestyle and be mentally health

Giulia Brookes - To support a good cause

Avril Fahey, Western Fury - I am a strong believer in maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle, and not letting chronic disease get in the way.

Anthony, Subiaco - To support Heart Foundation and enjoy a fun event

nicola knowles - Good way to spend a morning

Lorelle,Woodvale - Fitness

Hayley,Greenwood - For my fitness

Natalie Burgess - To raise money for a good cause

Kylie Corney - I enjoy running

Eve,Perth - Maintain fitness

Melissa,Mandurah - To Raise Money and enjoy being fit and alive! :)

Mat Bateman - Exercise

Claire, Morley - To challenge myself with my running and at the same time to help raise funds for charity.

Jennifer,Mt Lawley - Just because I want to

Nancy Cole - To support a good cause, have fun and get fit

Sonia, NORTH PERTH - Helping raise funds for the Heart Foundation, and working towards a fitness goal!

Aengus McLoughlin - To help a little...

Holly Johnson - To get fit

Trevor,West Perth - Training for Ironman

kellie vladich - To participate in a good cause

Ian,Glendalough - The Challenge

Lauren, Como - To give back to the community.

Camila Rivera - General fitness and to help charity

James,Nollamara - To remain fit and healthy and challenge myself

Vincent, Lesmurdie - To be active

Michael,Bayswater - Staying motivated to keep fit

Stephen, Stratton - I run for Life for myself right now, happy to run to help out other people.

Helen,Sorrento - Fun and fitness

Gordon, Nedlands - feel better about myself and contribute to charity/society

Myriame White - As a personal challenge

Edwin, Cannington - Health fitness and fun

Terry, Heathridge - To enjoy the beutiful Perth outdoors and keep fit.

Karen, Jolimont - To raise money for a great cause.

Gerard Dene Delower - To celebrate my hardwork in achieving great fitness

Dean,City Beach - Fitness

Brian, Seville Grove - A very exciting new way to experiance the city of Perth

Leith, Subiaco - improve fitness

Fiona Wilson - General fitness

yvonne clarkson - To keep fit and to help raise money for a cause

Amanda,Bunbury - To prove that hardwork can help others!

John,Yokine - Enjoyment

Annette, Willetton - To help raise money for cancer foundation

Beata,Rivervale - Motivation to get fit

Bronwyn, Daglish - To get fit

Stewart, Willetton - To lose weight for my daughter.

Anna,Subiaco - To support the Heart Foundation. Did you know in the time it takes to do this run 8 people will die

Maurice,maida vale - To help raise money for charities

Alex Noor - After the induced stress from building this site, I need a healthy outlet!

Amanda, Joondalup - to show support for being physically active and raising funds for such important charities.

Dale,Bindoon - Its a great cause.

John, Belmont - personal fitness

Michael Caddy - For entertainment value

Erica, Subiaco - To raise money for the Heart Foundation.

Natasha,Halls Head - Health & fitness

Julee,Doubleview - To support run and for health and fitness

Johanna,Padbury - To motivate myself to being healthier and fitter

Kathy,Mt Lawley - God knows. Failing that, to ward off death and disease

Debbie Vavtey - To get fit

Gordon,Nedlands - Feel better about myself and contribute to charity/society

Andrew, Mandurah - My 3 year old son has Type 1 Diabetes so we want to raise money and awareness towards Diabetes

Katie, South Perth - To get fit and raise money

tina bristol - To experience the atmosphere of my first running event

Nadia,Osborne Park - To get fit

kent, Guildford - Health!

Denise Kirwan - Fitness and family bonding

Murray,Marangaroo - Is to be fitter and this gives me a goal.

Zoe Cooper - Because it is for a great cause

Kerry Southerland - Good training for my first Marathon on 20th June

Ingrid,Roleystone - To promote health and fitness and also to support another entrant who is training for this event

Fitzi, 96fm - To reduce my risk of developing type 2 diabetes and to raise money for Diabetes WA.

Ashleigh, Mt Claremont - A challenge

Pete, Perth - For a goal for finess

Sarah Kane - To encourage my two young boys to enjoy an active and healthy lifestyle

Deanne Hunt - To honour my dear friend Erica, who lost her battle against cancer last November

Darren Williams - To commit to being fit

Justine, Subiaco - To raise funds for Heart Foundation and promote healthy lifestyle to friends

Amanda, Yanchep - I want to prove to myself I can do it !

Suzie - Because I refuse to allow Arthritis and pain to stop me achieving my goals

Keith Webb - For the challenge

Jade, port kennedy - this year is my year the year for change 2010 is the start of somthing new!!!

Sarah, Narrogin - To act belong commit

Kevin Fitzgerald - Get fit, and because my lovely girlfriend is filling this out and entering me without me knowing

Su,Cottesloe - To achieve a fitness goal

brian dempsey - My reason for tating part is to push myself

Rob Bransby, HBF Managing Director - Because it delivers on my two key values in life - maintaining good health and giving back to our community.

Tim Hicks - Fun

Kelly Lockley - Supporting my loving mom

Asha, Maylands - Challenge myself and set my fitness goal

Dot,Edgewater - To see if I can


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