exercise

Take Action Against Inactivity

The statistics of physical inactivity in the U.S. are staggering:  according to Healthy People 2020, approximately 36% of adults do not engage in any leisure-time physical activity.  Men and women who engage in regular physical activity experience statistically significant and clinically important reductions in the risk of dying from coronary heart disease, the leading cause …

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Balance Training Reduces Falls & Injuries

Brittle bones are common among aging women, with falls having the potential to cause major disability risks.  Fabienne El-Khoury, from the Pierre Louis Institute for Epidemiology and Public Health (France), and colleagues enrolled 706 women, ages 75 to 85 years, living independently but experiencing reduced balance and gait capacities, to undergo either an exercise program …

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Fitness Linked to Improved Cognitive Function

Previous research has found that a high level of cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults is associated with better executive function of the brain. To try and understand how fitness promotes executive function, Art Kramer, Beckman Institute director and professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Illinois, and colleagues examined brain imaging and fitness …

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The Relationship between Exercising and Cholesterol in Men

As you get older, and especially when you reach 60 years of age, your cholesterol levels tend to rise.   However, men who exercise at an early age, improve their chances of delaying the onset of high cholesterol which has a direct effect on the development of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke and …

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