If you’ve got arthritis, exercise may sound like the last thing you want to do. But research shows that regular physical activity is essential to slowing arthritis progression and maintaining…
Category: Exercise for Health
Physical activity combined with good nutrition can help you stay healthy, happy and independent. Learn which activities control weight, prevent cancer, ease joints, lower blood pressure, preserve mental sharpness and more.
If you’ve ever seen a Cirque du Soleil performance, you’ve no doubt been dazzled by the acrobatics and the energy of the performers. And you’ve probably thought that these superb…
A huge new international study has confirmed that physical activity may really be the best medicine. Moving, lifting, walking, sweeping, scrubbing, or doing almost anything physical for the equivalent of…
“There’s even more evidence that fitness trackers don’t work,” declared Time.com last October. Yikes. The news came from a study of 470 overweight or obese young adults who had lost…
There are three steps people can take that might delay or prevent cognitive decline and dementia, a new report from a panel of experts has announced. The evidence is modest…
Can exercise keep your noggin in tip-top shape as you age? People who report being more physically active are less likely to develop memory loss than those who say they’re…
“There’s actually a lot of research that supports skipping eating before exercise to maximize your fat-burning potential,” claims FitDay.com. True…as far as it goes. Which isn’t very. In small studies…
Most of us are interested in keeping mentally sharp as we grow older. Two new studies help show us how to do that. Sticking away from amyloid Amyloid is the…
“The number-one cited reason for why people don’t exercise is lack of time,” says Martin Gibala, professor and chair of the department of kinesiology at McMaster University in Canada. Gibala’s…
Jogging, walking, swimming, running, biking, dancing, gardening. Which type of exercise is linked to the longest lifespans? To find out, scientists recently analyzed data from several large long-term studies that…