Archive for 'Exercise'
Caffeine Cure?
Cyclist’s Study May Dispel ‘No Pain, No Gain’ Mantra Caffeine consumption is one of those topics where there’s no hard-fastened rule. For instance, if you’re pregnant, it’s best to avoid it; if you need an energy booster, it’s best to have it. If you’re sleeping patterns have been off-kilter lately, you may want to cut [...]
Posted: April 13th, 2009 under caffeine, Exercise.
Tags: athletic performance, brain receptors
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Green Acres Really Is the Place to Be
Study: Park Populated Places Breed Active Kids Fans of Eva Gabor, I have news for you: It turns out Green Acres really is “the place to be.” The eponymous 1965 television sitcom aired a wee bit before my time, but as I understand it, “Green Acres” centered on the life of two city slickers who [...]
Posted: March 19th, 2009 under Exercise, Obesity, Walking.
Tags: physical activity
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Exercise: The New Colonoscopy
Comprehensive Harvard Study Indicates Exercise Cuts Colon Cancer Risk by 25 Percent February is heart month in more ways than one. We give our “hearts” to our sweethearts every 14th, sure, but perhaps more significantly, American Heart Month comes every February. It’s a month where health-conscious Americans go door to door getting the word out [...]
Posted: March 6th, 2009 under Cancer, Exercise.
Tags: Colon cancer
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Putting on Size…Brain Size, That Is
Researchers: Exercise Adds Size to Brain, Improves Spatial Memory I can honestly say that some of the most together and articulate senior citizens I know are those I’ve met through my health club. You name the cliché – “with it,” “on the ball,” “sharp as a tack,” you name it – their mental prowess is [...]
Posted: March 4th, 2009 under Exercise, Senior Fitness.
Tags: senior exercising, senior health
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Mind Strong: A Resilient Mind Grounded in Exercise
When we think about exercise, we think about what kind of benefits it will bring to our body physically. That’s the primary reason why we exercise – to look better, feel better and live as healthy a life for as long as possible. But I’m beginning to believe that exercise may be just as important [...]
Posted: September 5th, 2008 under Alzheimer's Disease, Exercise.
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Exercise Away the Pain
A report in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine is suggesting an alternative method of treatment for those suffering from chronic migraines. Researchers claim a routine of exercise and relaxation will significantly improve the intensity of migraine pain. Martin Kopp, MD and his team at Innsbrook Medical University chose thirty women who were also migraine [...]
Posted: August 5th, 2008 under Exercise, Migraine.
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Redoubling Your Efforts: Researchers: For Weight Loss to Stay Lost, Obese Must Go the Extra Mile (Literally)
If you’re obese and have committed to exercise, give yourself a hand. Exercise is not an easy thing to commit to and you should be proud of yourself for the proactive ‘steps’ (pardon the pun) you’ve taken to get your weight down. Hopefully, your commitments have borne fruit relatively quickly, dropping pounds of weight and [...]
Posted: August 4th, 2008 under Dieting, Exercise.
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Can’t Beat the Real Thing: Don’t Fall Victim to ‘Exercise in a Bottle’ Craze
Can you imagine taking a dose of exercise with your daily multivitamin? In a million years, right? Well, researchers would have you believe this far-fetched notion could be reality, and sooner rather than later. This is because researchers have recently developed a drug that when tested on mice apparently “mimics” the effects and benefits one [...]
Posted: August 4th, 2008 under diet pills, Exercise.
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Fighting Shrinkage: Exercise Keeps Brain from Shrinking, Slows Alzheimer’s
There is always news coming out of the health world regarding advances in our knowledge of diseases and what can be done to prevent them. Here’s the latest news that is really no news at all in terms of our knowledge of how good it is for our health. But to this point, we didn’t [...]
Posted: July 15th, 2008 under Alzheimer's Disease, Exercise.
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Reduce Risk of Cancer Death with Exercise
The Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet has found that men who exercise on a regular basis are far less likely to die of cancer then men who do not exercise at all. Within this study 40,708 men were analyzed and all within the ages of 45 and 79 years. Over the 7-year period of the [...]
Posted: June 2nd, 2008 under Cancer, cholesterol, Exercise.
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