Low back pain (LBP) is no stranger to office workers. In Japan, 1 out of 10 otherwise healthy office workers suffer from LBP. Stretching and exercise help alleviate the pain, but workers often do this when it is too late….
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How to exercise without hurting your knees
Want to know how to exercise without hurting your knees? Unfortunately, knee pain is an extremely common ailment, with one in four adults suffering from frequent knee pain, according to a recent paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Exercise…
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The exercise routine that's 3 times more beneficial than walking, according to researchers
Fox News Flash top headlines for September 29 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Moderate or vigorous physical activity is more than three times more beneficial to a person’s health than walking, according…
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Exercise may contribute to narrowing of arteries, research suggests
Exercise ‘paradoxically’ increases levels of plaque in the arteries linked to heart disease, study finds Research found intense physical activity accelerates calcium deposit build-up Deposits are one of the strongest risk factors for heart attack and heart disease Researchers insisted this does…
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Diet, exercise, and sleep affect heart health, but why?
Hamburgers may not cause heart attacks, but we have long known that lifestyle choices —including diet, exercise, and sleep patterns—play a role in cardiovascular health. What we don’t know is exactly how these factors actually affect our various bodily functions….
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“How running with other people made a faster, stronger runner”
With parkrun finally returning, one writer reflects on the rewards of reconnecting with yourself and your community through running and racing. It’s a strange paradox that we often seek solace in exercising alone when in fact, we’re more likely to…
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Exercise, mindfulness help children with ADHD
Just 10 minutes of exercise and 10 minutes of mindfulness meditation can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with their mood, self-efficacy and attention. This is according to a new study from education professor Barbara Fenesi and co-authors…
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Study finds no beneficial link between acute aerobic exercise and cognitive function
Over the past 20 years, many studies have investigated the effects of acute aerobic exercise on cognitive performance. In recent years, meta-analyses of data from these previous research studies have demonstrated that these a single bout of moderate aerobic exercise…
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Stair-climbing routines provide cardiovascular and muscular benefits to heart patients
A team of McMaster University researchers who studied heart patients found that stair-climbing routines, whether vigorous or moderate, provide significant cardiovascular and muscular benefits. The findings, published in closely related studies in the journals Medicine & Science in Sports &…
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Exercise can help support recovery of patients with lasting COVID symptoms, study finds
Patients with lasting symptoms of COVID-19 who completed a six-week, supervised rehabilitation program demonstrated significant improvements in exercise capacity, respiratory symptoms, fatigue and cognition, according to researchers at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre—a partnership…
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