Health

Ease into a workout program to prevent injuries

(HealthDay)—If your New Year's resolution was to get in shape, you should ease into your exercise program, an expert warns. Trying to get quick results could do more harm than good.

Health

Students 'jump into action' for better health

The National Survey of Children's Health indicates 31 percent of Missouri children are overweight or obese; yet, the state lacks physical activity requirements for students and nutritional standards for school meals beyond ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Osteoarthritis program improving lives

Physiotherapy researchers led by La Trobe Associate Professor Christian Barton evaluated the effects of an education and exercise program on almost 2000 Australians with knee osteoarthritis.

Health

Get out there and exercise

(HealthDay)—Everyone's made excuses for skipping exercise. It's too cold outside, you're too busy or you're just too tired to get out of bed.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Targeted exercise benefits Parkinson's patients

Can exercise help people with Parkinson's disease? Maureen Gartner, MSN, a nurse practitioner with the University of Cincinnati (UC) Neuroscience Institute's Gardner Family Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, ...

Oncology & Cancer

'Just do it!' not good enough for cancer patients, researchers say

Exercise generally helps the nation's 12 million cancer survivors, but researchers are still working toward being able to prove, with scientific certainty, that prescriptions for daily yoga or 20 minutes of walking will likely ...

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