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Getting fit in middle age can reduce heart failure risk

Middle aged and out of shape? It's not too late to get fit—and reduce your risk for heart failure, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions ...

Cardiology created May 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High heart rate at rest signals higher risk of death even in fit healthy people

A high heart rate (pulse) at rest is linked to a higher risk of death even in physically fit, healthy people, suggests research published online in the journal Heart.

Cardiology created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Inactive people can achieve major health and fitness gains in a fraction of the time

With many of us struggling to get enough exercise, sport and exercise scientists at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and the University of Birmingham, under the lead of Professor Anton Wagenmakers, have been working ...

Health created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Strength training improves vascular function in young black men

Six weeks of weight training can significantly improve blood markers of cardiovascular health in young African-American men, researchers report in the Journal of Human Hypertension.

Cardiology created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aerobic exercise boosts brain power

The physical benefits of regular exercise and remaining physically active, especially as we age, are well documented. However, it appears that it is not only the body which benefits from exercise, but the mind too. The evidence ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Statins plus exercise best at lowering cholesterol, study finds

(HealthDay)—People who exercise along with taking statins to lower their high cholesterol levels can dramatically reduce their risk of dying, a large new study suggests.

Cardiology created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Physical exercise improves gait speed, muscle strength, fitness in patients with Parkinson's disease

Physical exercise, including treadmill, stretching and resistance exercises, appears to improve gait speed, muscle strength and fitness for patients with Parkinson disease (PD), according to a report of a randomized clinical ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Water aerobic just as good as on land, according to study

Biking, running and walking are all good for you. But the strain can be tough if you're overweight, have arthritis or suffer from other joint problems or injuries. What to do? Just add water.

Health created Oct 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research team proves peer pressure can be used for good

Using peer mentors to enhance school-day physical activity in elementary aged students has been given an A+ from Nova Scotia researchers.

Health created Oct 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Longer exercise provides added benefit to children's health

Twenty minutes of daily, vigorous physical activity over just three months can reduce a child's risk of diabetes as well as his total body fat - including dangerous, deep abdominal fat – but 40 minutes ...

Health created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Get fit post-Olympics in just 60 seconds, say researchers

(Medical Xpress)—A new paper published this month by researchers at the University of Abertay Dundee suggests that anyone inspired to get fit by the Olympics and Paralympics can do so in just 60 seconds.

Health created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Midlife fitness staves off chronic disease at end of life: study

Being physically fit during your 30s, 40s, and 50s not only helps extend lifespan, but it also increases the chances of aging healthily, free from chronic illness, investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center and The Cooper ...

Health created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Students with strong hearts and lungs may make better grades, study finds

Having a healthy heart and lungs may be one of the most important factors for middle school students to make good grades in math and reading, according to findings presented at the American Psychological Association's 120th ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Physical fitness may reduce hypertension risk in people with family history

If your parents have a history of high blood pressure, you can significantly reduce your risk of developing the disease with moderate exercise and increased cardiovascular fitness, according to new research in the American ...

Cardiology created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Exercise can improve the health and wellbeing of cancer patients

Exercise can improve the health of cancer patients who have completed their main cancer-related treatment finds a study published in the British Medical Journal.

Cancer created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast