We’ve all been there. We embark on a new workout routine and end up stiff, sore, and out of commission for days. You can blame micro tears in the muscle…
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“People often think of low-back pain as not that serious,” says Roger Chou, director of the Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center at Oregon Health & Science University. “Maybe it hurts,…
Researchers followed nearly 1,200 middle-aged and older people at high risk for knee arthritis—that is, they had symptoms (like pain or stiffness) or other risk factors (like excess weight, family…
Just one hour of strength training may help people with prediabetes In a recent study, scientists had 10 sedentary middle-aged men with prediabetes and overweight or obesity either rest or…
“People don’t just want to live longer,” says Frank Hu, chair of the nutrition department at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “They want to live longer without…
Exercise can seem overwhelming, especially in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Why bother? “Even after a relatively short bout of moderate-intensity activity like brisk walking, we think better,” says…
How managing stress, staying active, and sleeping enough may help Trying to avoid the coronavirus that causes COVID-19? You’re probably already practicing social distancing. And you’re most likely washing your…
Washing your hands regularly and getting the flu shot every year can help guard against getting a cold or the flu. What else matters? Is it a cold or the…
Being physically active can reduce your risk of falling… and of getting a serious injury if you do fall. “When you fall, you can sustain injuries like a hip fracture,…
When people exercise, they often don’t lose as much weight as scientists expect. To find out why, researchers randomly assigned 171 sedentary people with overweight or obesity to burn: A:…