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It is one of the easiest and best things you can do for your health. Sleep. Regular, deep sleep has a wide range of health benefits for both your mind and your body.

Exercise has long been touted as a way to improve your quality of life and for good reason. As a study in the American Journal of Epidemiology has found, regular exercise not only improves your quality of life but can also reduce your risk of developing lifestyle diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, along with improving your mental well-being and strengthening your muscles and bones. With all the benefits regular exercise has to offer, it’s definitely a habit worth developing.

 

Stress related fatigue
Stressed to the max and struggling to get out of bed in the morning? Fatigue is a common and important response to physical exertion, poor eating habits and a lack of sleep, but it can also be a response to emotional stress. Today we are expected to get more down in less time, which leads to persist pressure when we feel we are unable to cope with certain situations. Over time, this can leave us run down, and potentially even burnout. To ensure you don't suffer this fate, dietitian and exercise physiologist Caitlin Reid reveals the things to look out for.

If I was to ask you, “What do you really think about yourself, when you look at yourself in the mirror” the vast majority of the population would unit and respond with displeasing emotional connections in regard to their overall appearance, comparing it with the high standards that society has emphasized on the so called “perfect body.”

Have you noticed a change in the seasons?

While Melbourne may at times have “four seasons in one day”, unlike other parts of this continent our climate does fall into distinctive quarters. Despite that most of us approach our health oblivious to the seasons.

Having a good night’s sleep is important for maintaining good health. The body needs the opportunity to recharge from the day’s activities. Experiencing difficulty sleeping, however, is a common problem.

Why we need to sleep
Sleep occurs throughout the animal kingdom and it is one of the oldest functions of the human body, yet we do not know a lot regarding why we need to sleep.

Sleep is a fairytale for most
New research released in the Pfizer Australia Health Report shows that almost ten percent  of Australians are turning to sleeping tablets to help them cope with the nation’s rising  rate of sleep debt.

10 Fitness Goals worth making
It's that time of year full of resolutions, why not take a few small steps first with Fitstyler's Top 10