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  2. Decompression practice - Wikipedia

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    A safety stop can significantly reduce decompression stress as indicated by venous gas emboli, but if remaining in the water to do a safety stop increases risk due to another hazard, such as running out of gas underwater or a significant medical emergency then the overall safety of the diver may be best served by omitting the safety stop.

  3. Benefits of physical activity - Wikipedia

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    Physical exercise results in numerous health benefits and is an important tool to combat obesity and its co-morbidities, including cardiovascular diseases. Exercise prevents both the onset and development of cardiovascular disease and is an important therapeutic tool to improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease.

  4. Strength training - Wikipedia

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    The speed or pace at which each repetition is performed is also an important factor in strength and muscle gain. The emerging format for expressing this is as a 4-number tempo code such as 3/1/4/2, meaning an eccentric phase lasting 3 seconds, a pause of 1 second, a concentric phase of 4 seconds, and another pause of 2 seconds.

  5. Physical fitness - Wikipedia

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    Physical fitness is achieved through exercise, among other factors.Photo shows Rich Froning Jr., four-time winner of "Fittest Man on Earth" title.. Physical fitness is a state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations, and daily activities.

  6. Environment, health and safety - Wikipedia

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    Environment, health and safety (EHS) (or health, safety and environment –HSE–, or safety, health and environment –SHE–) is an interdisciplinary field focused on the study and implementation of practical aspects environmental protection and safeguard of people's health and safety, especially in an occupational context.

  7. Sports science - Wikipedia

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    Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sports and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives.

  8. Physical activity - Wikipedia

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    Physical activity is not just exercise.It includes other activities that involve movement; for example cleaning, running , active transport etc. Physical activity is defined as any voluntary bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. [1]

  9. Safety - Wikipedia

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    Perceived risk discourages people from walking and bicycling for transportation, enjoyment or exercise, even though the health benefits outweigh the risk of injury. [6] Perceived safety can drive regulation which increases costs and inconvenience without improving actual safety. [7] [8]