Psychology & Psychiatry
Exercise might boost mental function in people with schizophrenia
(HealthDay)—Aerobic exercise might boost memory and thinking skills in people with schizophrenia, a small study finds.
Apr 3, 2015
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Health
Exercise resolution fizzling? These expert tips can help
Whether you're just starting a new exercise regime for 2018 or already tinkering with your plan, congratulations – you're among millions of Americans trying to sweat off the holiday sluggishness.
Jan 18, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
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 ...
Dec 13, 2012
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Higher aerobic fitness levels are associated with better word production skills in healthy older adults
Healthy older people who exercise regularly are less inclined to struggle to find words to express themselves, research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered.
Apr 30, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
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.
Jan 31, 2012
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
These at-home exercises can help older people boost their immune system and overall health in the age of COVID-19
Older adults, especially those over 65, have five times the risk of hospitalization and 90 times the risk of death from COVID-19 compared with younger adults.
Nov 24, 2020
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Health
Women are naturally more fit than men
Women can process oxygen more quickly than men when they start to exercise, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.
Dec 4, 2017
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Health
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 ...
Aug 27, 2012
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Cardiology
Physical fitness trumps body weight in reducing death risks
even if your body weight has not changed or increased -- you can reduce your risk of death, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Dec 5, 2011
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Health
Sleep and fitness go hand-in-hand
The University of Saskatchewan's (USask) Dr. Heather Foulds (PhD) and her team of students have conducted a new study which confirms the connection between sleep and physical activity among middle-aged women.
Jul 12, 2021
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