Some activities require specific gear, and learning about buying gear is your responsibility as you learn the sport or activity. Always use the safety gear recommended for your chosen activity, such as a helmet and knee pads. Learn about the use and proper fit of such safety equipment. If you are just trying out a new...
Many people exercise with fitness machines such as treadmills, stair-climbers, stationary bikes, and cross-country skiing machines. These all offer aerobic exercise. They may also strengthen muscles. Fitness machines can be great for exercising when the weather is bad or days are short. You may also like the fact that...
Covers how to start adding more activity and how to choose activities that are right for you. Offers tips for setting goals, getting past barriers, and building a support system. Briefly describes benefits of being more active, and advises checking with your doctor before starting activity.
Provides a series of questions and examples that help you explore your preferences and attitudes about being active. Helps you choose activities that fit your lifestyle and personality.
Defines fitness and why you need to exercise. Covers topics such as flexibility, aerobic fitness, and muscle fitness. Offers tips on becoming more active, establishing fitness routines, and maintaining a fit lifestyle. Also covers injury prevention.
Most people struggle at times with getting active—and with staying active over time. All kinds of things can get in the way. And those roadblocks can be different for everyone. But there are steps you can take to get past your barriers to being active. Here's how. Find out what is holding you back from being active. You...
Explains what core stability is and notes how it helps with posture, balance, movement, and injury prevention. Gives tips on how to increase your core strength and stability.
Learn how to keep your core strong and prevent injury with two simple exercises.
If you've started a program to get more active but are having trouble keeping it going, it may help to figure out what's getting in your way. Then you can decide how to get back on track. Illness, travel, work, and just having a bad day are a few of the things that may keep you from staying on track. Your goal is to get...
Learn how to start moving more and get back into exercising.
Discusses challenges of having young children and continuing to exercise. Offers tips on how to fit exercise into daily routine at home, at parks or playgrounds, and gyms.
Physical activity is key to lifelong health and well-being. Children as young as preschool age benefit from exercise and fitness as much as adults do. Being active helps children and teens to: Feel stronger and have more energy to do all the things they like to do. Focus better at school and perform better in sports...
Highlights how using a step-counting device or fitness app can help turn walking into a habit. Give tips for finding your starting level, setting goals, and increasing goals.
Discusses how to make walking a regular part of your life. Give tips for setting goals, increasing your steps, staying motivated, and staying safe.
Discover the benefits of being physically active, and explore ideas for activities you might try.
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome occurs when pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) causes inflammation of the capsule covering the liver and the area around it. It causes pain in the upper right belly. This syndrome happens when bacteria enter the abdominal cavity through the fallopian tubes. They then follow the flow of...
Learn simple tips for healthy eating.
Learn how to improve your diet with a few simple changes.
You may need surgery for severe gum disease ( periodontitis) if it cannot be cured with antibiotics or root planing and scaling. A flap procedure cleans the roots of a tooth and repairs bone damage caused by gum disease. A gum specialist (periodontist) or an oral surgeon often performs the procedure. Before the...
Flashes of light are "sparks" that you may see when you move your head. They can happen when the vitreous gel in your eye pulls or tugs (causes traction) on the retina. This creates nerve impulses that appear as flashes of light. The flashes are easier to see when your eyes are closed or you are looking at a dark area...
Defines flatfoot, its causes, and who is affected by the condition. Lists symptoms and discusses treatment options. Offers pictures of exercises that may help.
How to Use It Flavonoid supplements are not required to prevent deficiencies in people eating a healthy diet. Healthcare practitioners commonly recommend 1,000 mg of citrus flavonoids taken one to three times per day. Alternatively, 240–600 mg of bilberry (standardized to 25% anthcyanosides) may be taken per day...
Flavoxate reduces muscle spasms of the bladder and urinary tract. Flavoxate is used to treat bladder symptoms such as painful urination, frequent or urgent urination, increased night-time urination, bladder pain, and incontinence (urine leakage). These bladder symptoms are often caused by overactive bladder, prostate...
For urinary symptoms. Generic Name: Flavoxate Hydrochloride.
Flax is the seed of a plant called Linum usitatissimum, and is also known as Flax Seed, Alasi, Aliviraaii, Brown Flaxseed, Brown-Seeded Flax, Echter Lein, Flachssamen, Flax Hull, Flax Lignans, Gemeiner Flachs, Graine de Lin, Kattan, Keten, Leinsamen, Lignans, Lin, Oléagineux, Lin Textile, Linaza, Lini Semen, Linho...
How to Use It For promoting bowel regularity, 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of whole or ground flaxseed is taken one or two times per day, accompanied by a full glass of water. When used to treat other health conditions, it is used in amounts of 30 to 35 grams (1 to 2 ounces) per day. Although it is not suitable for cooking...
Fleas are small, wingless parasitic insects that have a hard, shiny surface and travel by jumping. Flea bites usually cause only mild symptoms in humans that can be relieved by home treatment measures, such as nonprescription cortisone cream. Signs and symptoms of flea bites may include: Zigzag lines, especially on the...
Flecainide is a Class IC anti-arrhythmic that is used in certain situations to prevent serious heart rhythm disorders. Flecainide may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: irregular heart beat, prevent irregular heart beat. Brand Name(s): Tambocor. Generic Name: Flecainide Acetate.
Exercises for ankylosing spondylitis should be gentle and frequent. The exercises shown here are good to do twice each day. Don't do them first thing in the morning, when you may feel more stiff. In the morning, take a walk to get loosened up for the day. Then try doing these exercises around lunch time and in the...
