Your problem sounds musculoskeletal in nature and therefore fitness level and age are not influencing factors. Assuming this to be the case, it would seem that your shoulders have moved away from their correct position and the muscles are straining (aching) because of it. Here are 3 exercises that may help: 1. - Lie on your back on the floor ...

Running is undoubtedly hard on your lower limbs. A year-long Australian study found that distance-running injuries were the second most common sports injury seen at a sports clinic. (Clin J Sport Med, 1997; 7: 8–31). Runners commonly suffer from overuse injuries of the lower limbs, including stress fractures, and soft-tissue injuries such ...

Take a statin a day if you're male and over 50, a health expert has told us this week.  Prof Robert Boyle, the UK's adviser on heart and stroke health, reckons the drug should be taken along with the morning Corn Flakes in order to keep in check high cholesterol levels. He's right to be concerned: heart disease and stroke is the ...

There is so much “advice” about exercise and weight loss that it is difficult to know what will really help.  Research suggests that, contrary to popular belief, regular gentle exercise will not help you lose weight.  Here are four popular myths about exercise and weight loss, which are still often quoted despite ...

What are the secrets of longevity?  To celebrate the launch of our free report on ‘100 Ways to Live to be 100’, I have scoured the web for more tips on living longer.  Living Longer: 5 tips from the blogosphere 1.  Get a good night’s sleep: Mark Stibich outlines the health benefits of sleep, which ...

While my fellow Blogger at Adverse Reactions prefers to tell the horror stories of the pharmaceutical industry, I have been trawling the web looking for more positive messages from the health community.  WDDTY has recently reported that you need less exercise than you think to stay fit and that the best time to exercise is after a meal, so I ...