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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...


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

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

kent, Guildford - Health!

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

Denise Kirwan - Fitness and family bonding

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

Helen Oostryck - Charity

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

Damien Langley - Have a run

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

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

Tim Hicks - Fun

Phil,Bassendean - To run through the tunnel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Larry Archondakis - Because my daughter made me

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

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

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

Clare,Osborne Park - To improve my fitness

Asha, Maylands - Challenge myself and set my fitness goal

Joanne, Bertram - Feel Better, Get Fit.

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

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

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

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

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

Lynn,Northam - Keep fit and achieve my goal

Wendy Parker - To do my first fun run!

Michael Caddy - For entertainment value

Patrick, Ballajura - Health and fitness

Charlie Grey - Raising money for a good cause

Bart,Innaloo - Motivation to regain fitness

Katie, South Perth - To get fit and raise money

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

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

Cheryl Forster - A challenge

Frances,Winthrop - I enjoy a challenge

Tamami Corrie - Challenge myself

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

Zachary Gonzales - Raise money for charity

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

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!

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.

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

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

Dot,Edgewater - To see if I can

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

Kathy,Mt pleasant - As a personal challenge

Louise,Kewdale - To challenge myself

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

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

Camila Rivera - General fitness and to help charity

Rachel,Leederville - Preparation for a marathon

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

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

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

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

Natasha,Halls Head - Health & fitness

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

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

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

Lynn Murphy - Keep fit and achieve my goal

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

Rob Day - To run

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

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

Julie,Joondanna - To lose weight and feel great!

Charles Blennerhassett - Enjoyment

melissa hahn - Gaining some fitness

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

Kylie Corney - I enjoy running

Deirde Wiltshire - To help raise money for Heart Foundation

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

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

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

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

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

Vanessa,Winthrop - Why not?

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

Dean,City Beach - Fitness

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

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

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

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

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

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

Allan,Morley - Fun and Fitness

kellie vladich - To participate in a good cause

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

Sarah Doudle - Fitness and cause

Ilaha Graham - To contribute to charity fund

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

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

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

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

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

Natalie,Stirling - To get fit with my family.

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

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

Debbie Vavtey - To get fit

Jacinta,Stirling - Because i seriously need to exercise

Celia,Osborne Park - To get fit and have fun

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

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

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

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

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

Helen,Sorrento - Fun and fitness

Melanie, Cottesloe - To get in shape.

claire, south fremantle - To challenge myself

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

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

Dean Frost - To have fun with like minded people

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

Carolyn,Busselton - Fitness

Tamara Blake - For fun

Valerie, Sheldon - To lose weight after my daughters wedding

Cameron Tuohy - Training for NYC marathon

Andrea,Clarkson - Goal setting

Eve,Perth - Maintain fitness

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

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

Alana,Osborne Park - To feel better about myself.

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

Vicki Milosavljevic - To have fun, to help a charity

Mary, Como - The challenge

Kelly Lockley - Supporting my loving mom

Hayley,Greenwood - For my fitness

Rhiannon Geddis - Health and support of the Heart Foundation

Julie, Willagee - Fun, fitness and fundraising

Michael,Rivervale - For fun

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

Zoe Cooper - Because it is for a great cause

Ashleigh, Mt Claremont - A challenge

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

Merle,Maylands - To get fit

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

Martin, Joondalup - Love running

Sarah, Narrogin - To act belong commit

Vincent, Lesmurdie - To be active

Doris Matias - Fitness

Gemma,Carlisle - Regain fitness, community participation

Kar Mun,Canning Vale - Having fun

John, Belmont - personal fitness

Amy Wooding - I like walking

Ebony Rissler - To raise money for the cancer council

Anji Mollison - To have fun and challenge myself

Nadia,Osborne Park - To get fit

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

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

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

Bronwyn, Daglish - To get fit

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

Fiona Wilson - General fitness

Rebecca Gardner - For a challenge

Peter Knott - Why not

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

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

Michael, Gosnells - I like running.

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

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

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

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

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

Joseph Poropat - Fitness

Michael,Bayswater - Staying motivated to keep fit

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

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

Trevor,West Perth - Training for Ironman

Janie, Ocean Reef - To set myself a fitness goal

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

Ryan,Como - Fun and fitness

Holly Johnson - To get fit

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

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

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

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

Lorna Smythe - To help raise funds for the charities

Aengus, Heathridge - To help a little..

Campbell,mandurah - Be with my mum

Su,Cottesloe - To achieve a fitness goal

Alex, Subiaco - To support the Heart Foundation.

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

Lorelle,Woodvale - Fitness

Maurice,maida vale - To help raise money for charities

Rita,Bedford - Fitness and support a good cause

Annette, Willetton - To help raise money for cancer foundation

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

Stewart, Willetton - To lose weight for my daughter.

Myriame White - As a personal challenge

Lauren, Como - To give back to the community.

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

Elise, Gooseberry Hill - to honour my gorgeous mum!

Josie, Scarborough - To maintain fitness

Melissa Ellis - To have a reason to train consistently!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Andrew Tan - To get healthy

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

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

Jake,Scarborough - love to run oh yeah

Natalie Burgess - To raise money for a good cause

Giulia Brookes - To support a good cause

Vera Baxendale - Keep fit

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

andrea booth - Running makes me happy

Willa Hutchings - Gratitude for my fitness and health

Annkathrin, Subiaco - Support the heart foundation

Keith Webb - For the challenge

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

Jan Thomas - Improve my fitness

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

Pete, Perth - For a goal for finess

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

Ian,Glendalough - The Challenge

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

Sophie Hughes - Because i want to help

Leith, Subiaco - improve fitness

Elizabeth, Mt Lawley - To set a new exercise challenge

Jennifer,Mt Lawley - Just because I want to

Jaedon, Guildford - To run 4.5km

Dale,Bindoon - Its a great cause.

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

Darren Williams - To commit to being fit

charlie Dossetter - Fun

John,Yokine - Enjoyment

nicola knowles - Good way to spend a morning

Tammie Mackay - For fun and fitness

Margot, Victoria Park - Fun

Edwin, Cannington - Health fitness and fun

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

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

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

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.

David Eacott - To run with the team

Mat Bateman - Exercise

Charlie Condipedero - To get fit

Greg Woodbridge - Fitness

Adrian Kirk-Burnnand - Support my partner

Paul,Geenwood - To regain fitness

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

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

Dan Riggs - Because it is a challenge

Maja Pietranik - To prove to myself that I can

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

Veronica, secret harbour - To have fun

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

John Waterfield - For fun

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

Lynda Fowkes - A personal challenge and to keep fit

Natasha,Leda - To run

Beata,Rivervale - Motivation to get fit

Danelle,West Leederville - To have fun

Aengus McLoughlin - To help a little...

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

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

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

Jessica Hunnam - To help raise money for the Asthma foundation

Jonathan,Carramar - Encourage me to get fit

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

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


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