Regular exercise is vital for good health. Exercise safety is important to avoid injury and maintain good health. It takes time to increase your overall level of fitness. Training too hard or too fast is a common cause of exercise and sports-related injuries.

  • Warm up thoroughly by performing slow, sustained stretches and going through the motions of your sport or activity.
  • Always cool down after exercise with plenty of slow stretching.

Stop exercisingimmediately and seek medical advice if you:
  • Feel discomfort or pain
  • Have chest pain or other pain that could indicate a heart attack, including pain in the neck and jaw, pain travelling down the arm or pain between the shoulder blades
  • Experience extreme breathlessness
  • Develop a rapid or irregular heartbeat during exercise.