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Resistance exercise during pregnancy has perceived positive effects
• Physical activity -exercise • • Pregnancy • Nov 04 15

Resistance exercise during pregnancy has perceived positive effects

Swimming, walking and other mild physical activities, along with avoidance of resistance exercise, are often recommended for pregnant women. But a new PhD thesis… Resistance exercise during pregnancy has perceived positive effects   

 
 

Studies show exercise is safe, improves quality of life for pulmonary hypertension patients
• Physical activity -exercise • Sep 02 15

Studies show exercise is safe, improves quality of life for pulmonary hypertension patients

Exercise training for patients with pulmonary hypertension was shown to be safe and to improve quality of life, according to an analysis by… Studies show exercise is safe, improves quality of life for pulmonary hypertension patients   

 
 

Study links physical activity to greater mental flexibility in older adults
• Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 24 15

Study links physical activity to greater mental flexibility in older adults

One day soon, doctors may determine how physically active you are simply by imaging your brain. Physically fit people tend to have larger brain… Study links physical activity to greater mental flexibility in older adults   

 
 

Review indicates where cardio benefits of exercise may lie
• Heart • • Physical activity -exercise • Jul 03 15

Review indicates where cardio benefits of exercise may lie

Everyone knows that exercise generally helps the cardiovascular system, but much remains unknown about how the benefits arise, and what to expect in different… Review indicates where cardio benefits of exercise may lie   

 
 

Exercising early in life yields rewards in adult years
• Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • Jun 26 15

Exercising early in life yields rewards in adult years

More than one in three adults in the United States is considered to be obese. What impact can exercise done early in life have… Exercising early in life yields rewards in adult years   

 
 

Extreme exercise linked to blood poisoning
• Physical activity -exercise • Jun 16 15

Extreme exercise linked to blood poisoning

Researchers have discovered that extreme exercise can cause intestinal bacteria to leak into the bloodstream, leading to blood poisoning.

Experts at Monash University monitored… Extreme exercise linked to blood poisoning   

 
 

Teenagers should exercise like kids to achieve best health outcomes
• Physical activity -exercise • Jun 10 15

Teenagers should exercise like kids to achieve best health outcomes

As little as two minutes of high-intensity exercise four times a day improves health outcomes in adolescents, but the same amount of moderate-intensity exercise… Teenagers should exercise like kids to achieve best health outcomes   

 
 

Penn study maps the types of physical activity associated with better sleep
• Physical activity -exercise • Jun 04 15

Penn study maps the types of physical activity associated with better sleep

Physical activities, such as walking, as well as aerobics/calisthenics, biking, gardening, golfing, running, weight-lifting, and yoga/Pilates are associated with better sleep habits, compared… Penn study maps the types of physical activity associated with better sleep   

 
 

Sport can ease the transition into retirement
• Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • Jun 02 15

Sport can ease the transition into retirement

Retirement is an important milestone in a person’s life. Adjusting to the many changes retirement brings can mean the difference between a positive quality… Sport can ease the transition into retirement   

 
 

UF study shows benefits of multi-tasking on exercise
• Physical activity -exercise • Jun 02 15

UF study shows benefits of multi-tasking on exercise

Who says you can’t do two things at once and do them both well?

A new University of Florida study challenges the notion that… UF study shows benefits of multi-tasking on exercise   

 
 

Youth dance classes score low in physical activity
• Physical activity -exercise • May 18 15

Youth dance classes score low in physical activity

For parents who send their kids to dance classes to get some exercise, a new study from researchers at University of California, San Diego… Youth dance classes score low in physical activity   

 
 

Men who exercise may delay age-related high cholesterol
• Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • May 13 15

Men who exercise may delay age-related high cholesterol

Men who get plenty of aerobic exercise may delay the onset of age-related high cholesterol, potentially lowering their risk for heart disease, a new… Men who exercise may delay age-related high cholesterol   

 
 

Is diet or exercise the best way to reduce diabetes risk?
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Physical activity -exercise • May 06 15

Is diet or exercise the best way to reduce diabetes risk

In a paper recently published in Diabetes Care, Saint Louis University associate professor of nutrition and dietetics Edward Weiss, Ph.D, and colleagues found that,… Is diet or exercise the best way to reduce diabetes risk?   

 
 

Lifetime intense physical activity may lower risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• Physical activity -exercise • May 01 15

Lifetime intense physical activity may lower risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Bottom Line: Performing vigorous physical activity over one’s lifetime may lower risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).

Journal in Which the Study was Published: Cancer… Lifetime intense physical activity may lower risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma   

 
 

Study finds cardiorespiratory fitness contributes to successful brain aging
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • Apr 27 15

Study finds cardiorespiratory fitness contributes to successful brain aging

Cardiorespiratory fitness may positively impact the structure of white matter in the brains of older adults. These results suggest that exercise could be prescribed… Study finds cardiorespiratory fitness contributes to successful brain aging   

 
 

Mental practice and physical therapy effective treatment for stroke, research shows
• Physical activity -exercise • • Stroke • Apr 10 15

Mental practice and physical therapy effective treatment for stroke

A combination of mental practice and physical therapy is an effective treatment for people recovering from a stroke, according to researchers at Georgia State… Mental practice and physical therapy effective treatment for stroke, research shows   

 
 

Second Carmat artificial heart patient ‘never felt so good’: newspaper
• Heart • • Physical activity -exercise • Apr 05 15

Second Carmat artificial heart patient 'never felt so good'

The second patient to receive an artificial heart made by French firm Carmat is leading a normal life including physical exercise, eight months after… Second Carmat artificial heart patient ‘never felt so good’: newspaper   

 
 

Exercise Beats Vitamin D for Injury Prevention
• Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • Apr 05 15

Exercise Beats Vitamin D for Injury Prevention

Exercise and vitamin D supplements may help prevent injurious falls in older adults, a randomized trial found.

Finnish researchers recruited 409 women ages 70… Exercise Beats Vitamin D for Injury Prevention   

 
 

Walking may help overweight people curb sugar cravings
• Obesity • • Physical activity -exercise • Apr 05 15

Walking may help overweight people curb sugar cravings

Walking for 15 minutes may help overweight people at least temporarily reduce cravings for high-calorie, sugary snacks, a small study suggests.

“This study showed… Walking may help overweight people curb sugar cravings   

 
 

Exercise largely absent from US medical school curriculum, study shows
• Physical activity -exercise • Apr 01 15

Exercise largely absent from US medical school curriculum

Exercise may play a critical role in maintaining good health, but fewer than half of the physicians trained in the United States in 2013… Exercise largely absent from US medical school curriculum, study shows   

 
 

Exercise questioned as depression treatment
• Depression • • Physical activity -exercise • Apr 01 15

Exercise questioned as depression treatment

“Exercise doesn’t help depression,” according to The Guardian. The paper said that patients advised to exercise fare no better than those who receive only… Exercise questioned as depression treatment   

 
 

Short bouts of high-intensity exercise before a fatty meal best for vascular health
• Physical activity -exercise • Mar 30 15

Short bouts of high-intensity exercise before a fatty meal best for vascular health

A short burst of intensive exercise before eating a high fat meal is better for blood vessel function in young people than the currently… Short bouts of high-intensity exercise before a fatty meal best for vascular health   

 
 

Worked-based wellness programs reduce weight
• Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Physical activity -exercise • • Weight Loss • Mar 30 15

Worked-based wellness programs reduce weight

A new study shows that workplace wellness programs can be effective in helping people lose weight by providing healthier food choices and increasing opportunities… Worked-based wellness programs reduce weight   

 
 

Fitness level associated with lower risk of some cancers, death in men
• Cancer • • Physical activity -exercise • Mar 26 15

Fitness level associated with lower risk of some cancers, death in men

Men with a high fitness level in midlife appear to be at lower risk for lung and colorectal cancer, but not prostate cancer, and… Fitness level associated with lower risk of some cancers, death in men   

 
 

Exercise linked to improved erectile and sexual function in men
• Gender: Male • • Physical activity -exercise • • Sexual Health • Mar 23 15

Exercise linked to improved erectile and sexual function in men

Men who exercise more have better erectile and sexual function, regardless of race, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Sexual… Exercise linked to improved erectile and sexual function in men   

 
 
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