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Can foam rolling ease muscle soreness?
  • Exercise for Health

Can foam rolling ease muscle soreness?

  • Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020
  • by Caitlin Dow

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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Can exercise treat chronic low-back pain?
  • Exercise for Health

Can exercise treat chronic low-back pain?

  • Posted on October 23, 2020October 23, 2020
  • by Caitlin Dow

“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,…

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Does strenuous exercise boost your risk of knee osteoarthritis?
  • Exercise for Health

Does strenuous exercise boost your risk of knee osteoarthritis?

  • Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020
  • by NAH Editorial Staff

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…

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Got an hour to exercise?
  • Exercise for Health

Got an hour to exercise?

  • Posted on June 8, 2020
  • by NAH Editorial Staff

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…

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What’s your healthspan?
  • Aging

What’s your healthspan?

  • Posted on May 7, 2020May 13, 2020
  • by NAH Editorial Staff

“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…

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Need some at-home exercise inspiration?
  • Exercise for Health

Need some at-home exercise inspiration?

  • Posted on April 13, 2020December 23, 2020
  • by Caitlin Dow

Exercise can seem overwhelming, especially in the midst of the pandemic. Why bother? “Even after a relatively short bout of moderate-​intensity activity like brisk walking, we think better,” says Kathleen…

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Practical tips to lower your risk of getting sick
  • Immunity

Practical tips to lower your risk of getting sick

  • Posted on March 19, 2020March 26, 2020
  • by Caitlin Dow

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…

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Lifestyle changes may lower your risk of catching a cold or the flu
  • Immunity

Lifestyle changes may lower your risk of catching a cold or the flu

  • Posted on January 3, 2020January 3, 2020
  • by Caitlin Dow

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…

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How to fall better
  • Exercise for Health

How to fall better

  • Posted on October 21, 2019October 18, 2019
  • by Caitlin Dow

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,…

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How much can exercise help with weight loss?
  • Exercise for Health

How much can exercise help with weight loss?

  • Posted on September 18, 2019September 16, 2019
  • by NAH Editorial Staff

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:…

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