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What is 'GET' or Graded Exercise Therapy?
GET' stands for 'Graded Exercise Therapy'. It is an approach for building physical activity in a person's life by being consistent, making gradual changes and responding to setbacks. It can be used as a treatment for people with physical injuries, persistent pain, fatigue, mild depression and other medical conditions.
Does dehydration affect fatigue? Are you drinking enough? (a chart to tell you)
What you need to know about keeping hydrated. Making sure that you are drinking is important for health and prevents dehydration. You should aim to drink at least 1.6 to 2 litres (approx. 3 to 4 pints) of fluid per day to stay hydrated. This is the same as about eight glasses or mugs of fluid.
Cracking smartphone addiction (to help prevent postural pain issues, fatigue and poor sleep)
As an experiment recently, I decided to pretend that I was alien from Mars (as you do) landing on planet earth and just observing how human beings behave. During one short journey by car through North Bristol, I was astonished by the numbers of people using their smartphones.
Make the most of natural light in winter
It’s that time of year again. The nights are drawing in, the days are shorter, the weather has changed. Time to dive under the duvet and hibernate.