Health

Adolescents who have more than four meals a day are thinner

A study carried out in Spain reveals that certain healthy habits, like eating more than four times a day or not eating too fast, are associated with lower body fat levels independently of exercise habits during free time.

Health

Exercise plays key role in managing obesity: study

(Medical Xpress) -- In spite of recent media reports suggesting that exercise may not be useful in obesity management, overweight and obese people should not be discouraged from taking it up, according to a paper published ...

Other

New data tests the exercise 'talk test'

New research by University of New Hampshire exercise scientists confirms that a low-tech, easy-to-administer test is an effective tool for gauging exercise intensity, but that it does not correspond as neatly as previously ...

Health

Too much sitting is bad for your health

Lack of physical exercise is often implicated in many disease processes. However, sedentary behavior, or too much sitting, as distinct from too little exercise, potentially could be a new risk factor for disease. The August ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Gymnastics is hard on the body—physical therapy can help

Watching Simone Biles, Frederick Richard, and other Olympic-level gymnasts compete with gravity-defying flips, twists, and spins across a variety of apparatuses, it's evident how much flexibility and strength the sport of ...

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