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Keeping fit is important for overall health and wellbeing. You can stay fit by being as active as possible in your daily life. This can mean a dedicated exercise session or just moving more during the day.


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Benefits of exercise

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How fit are you?

Get active your way

Physical activity guidelines for adults

Fitness advice for wheelchair users

Get active with your kids

Long covid and exercise

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe illnesses. In 2019, a type of coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, caused a worldwide outbreak of a new illness called COVID-19.  


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 Exercise and long Covid

Tough day? Bring back the calm with simple stress-relief techniques and exercises to make your tension melt away.


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How to relieve stress: 7 science-backed tips

Enjoy the sun but stay protected with our guide to the best sunscreen for your skin type - plus how to apply it.


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How often should you apply sunscreen and which is best?

Do you get a rash after you’ve been out in the sun? You might have polymorphic light eruption. Discover the symptoms and your treatment options.

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Polymorphic light eruption: simple steps to cope

While sun exposure has benefits, it also causes skin damage – such as sunspots and skin cancer. Get the lowdown on sun safety, so you can enjoy that sunshine.


Safety in the sun: How to get the health benefits without the risks

What does non-melanoma skin cancer look like? Get the facts on basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, and how they’re treated.

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How to spot non-melanoma skin cancers

Everything you need to know about monkeypox – from what the rash looks like, to other symptoms, how it spreads, plus the treatments and vaccines available. 

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Monkeypox: Your guide to symptoms, how it spreads and treatments

From eczema to acne remedies to everyday painkillers - some factors can make your skin more sensitive to the sun. Stop photosensitivity ruining your summer with our guide.


Photosensitivity: why your skin could be sensitive to sun

You can get heat rash (prickly heat) in hot, humid weather or when you’re dressed too warmly. Discover what treatments are available. 

Heat rash (prickly heat): common symptoms and causes 

Your need-to-know guide to bacterial vaginosis, including symptoms, causes and treatment options.

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Bacterial vaginosis: what is it and how do you deal with it?

If your child struggles to sleep it can be hard to know what’s normal and what’s not – and it can affect family life. Solving your child’s sleep problems are as much about helping your own sleep, too. 

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