Gerontology & Geriatrics
Why age is no barrier to keeping fit and healthy
It's often said that a major sign you're getting older is when you struggle to recover from exercise as quickly as you did back in your younger days.
Apr 23, 2021
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News tagged with exercise training
Diabetes
Keeping fit with high-intensity interval training really does work
High intensity interval training has become increasingly popular as it's a quick and effective way to improve health. This is all the more important as countries around the world emerge from lockdowns due to coronavirus and ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Mix up your exercise routine and see big results
From your morning spinning class before work to "bench press Mondays," falling into a comfortable, recurring workout routine can be often thought of as the ultimate fitness end goal. However, continuously repeating the same ...
Apr 14, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Exercise benefit in breast cancer linked to improved immune responses
Exercise training may slow tumor growth and improve outcomes for females with breast cancer—especially those treated with immunotherapy drugs—by stimulating naturally occurring immune mechanisms, researchers at Massachusetts ...
Apr 12, 2021
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Health
Losing weight through exercise
Worldwide 39 percent of the adults were overweight in 2016, according to statistics of the World Health Organization. In the US the prevalence of obesity was 42.4 percent in 2017/2018, according to a survey of the National ...
Apr 7, 2021
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Saunas sustain performance for Olympic and everyday athletes
From ice baths to sauna training, if you're watching the world's top sportspeople prepare for the Olympics, you're sure to see them engage in one or more of these extreme activities.
Mar 25, 2021
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Health
Snack your way to better health with bite-sized exercise breaks
The new Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour published by the World Health Organization are notable for what is missing: the minimum time for an exercise session.
Feb 15, 2021
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Cardiology
Neuromuscular training improves the rehabilitation of patients who suffer a heart attack
Ten lecturers from the Degrees in Physical Therapy, Nursery and Medicine of the CEU Cardenal Herrera University (CEU UCH) of Valencia have assessed in a clinical trial the efficiency of an innovative cardiac rehabilitation ...
Feb 5, 2021
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Health
Get the facts on exercise and chronic disease
If you have a chronic condition, you might have questions about exercising. How often can you exercise? Which exercises are safe? Understand the basics about exercise and chronic disease.
Jan 14, 2021
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Health
New technology reveals fast and slow twitch muscle fibers respond differently to exercise
Exercising regularly is one of the best defenses against metabolic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes—but why? It's a question that scientists are still struggling to answer. While exercising changes the molecular behavior ...
Jan 12, 2021
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