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Today's Fitness Friday show is a great one and very timely.

We've got some Fitness Friday news and a report on why nutrition and diet count and how to develop

a strategy for actually losing weight. But first the news.

The not old better Show Fitness Friday News.

A report first published in the BMJ Health Reports two days ago tells of the pain relieving benefits from swimming

in cold water. Seems like a man who suffered constant pain after surgery cured it

by taking a plunge in cold open water. The man's case has been reviewed by

doctors who suggest a short sharp cold water swim may offer an alternative to

strong painkillers and physiotherapy. The 28-year-old man who suffered

from post-operative pain found it disappeared totally after doing an open water swim. However,

cold water swimming does not suit everyone and entails some risks.

The man had been a highly trained triathlete prior to his operation and found conventional

treatments had made little difference to his severe pain.

His story is detailed in the BMJ reports and will post links to that research on the

not old better website.

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