News tagged with brisk walking


Menu labels displaying amount of exercise needed to burn calories show benefits

More restaurants are displaying calorie information on their menus than ever before. It's not a coincidence; by law, retail food establishments that are part of a chain with twenty or more locations nationwide must disclose ...

Health created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Post-stroke walking program improves stroke survivors' lives

Regular, brisk walking after having a stroke could help boost your physical fitness, mobility and quality of life, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

Cardiology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

German women are more physically active than their European counterparts, yet remain indifferent to sport

A new survey reveals that 44 per cent of German women did not play competitive sport or spend any time on intensive workouts such as running or cycling, in a given week. German women remain reluctant to devote any time to ...

Health created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite Olympic fever, British women remain indifferent about sport

A new survey reveals that more than half of British women did not play competitive sport or spend any time on intensive workouts such as running or cycling, in a given week. Seven months on from the 2012 Olympics, British ...

Health created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers quantify how many years of life are gained by being physically active

In a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, researchers have quantified how many years of life are gained by being physically active at different ...

Health created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Short, intense bursts of exercise could be better for our health than longer intervals

Spending 2 minutes 30 seconds exercising at a high level of intensity, could be better at protecting the body against risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) than longer sessions of less ...

Health created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Decreased breast cancer risk linked to active lifestyle

(Medical Xpress)—An active lifestyle such as doing housework, brisk walking and gardening helps to reduce the chance of getting breast cancer, new research shows today.

Cancer created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fewer than half US adults get enough exercise

Fewer than half of US adults get enough physical activity for their health, said a US government study released Tuesday.

Health created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Owning a dog encourages exercise in pregnant women

The study of more than 11,000 pregnant women, in partnership with Mars Petcare, showed that those who owned dogs were approximately 50% more likely to achieve the recommended 30 minutes of exercise a day through high levels ...

Health created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vigorous exercise linked to gene activity in prostate

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified nearly 200 genes in the healthy prostate tissue of men with low-grade prostate cancer that may help explain how physical activity improves survival ...

Cancer created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast