After treatment for breast cancer, most women suffer side effects such as fatigue, not feeling physically fit and cognitive issues. This can often last for years after treatment. Neuroscientist Emmie Koevoets investigated ...
Jun 20, 2023
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A new University of Maryland School of Public Health study reveals how walking strengthens connections within and between three of the brain's networks, including one associated with Alzheimer's disease, adding to the growing ...
May 25, 2023
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Which kind of resistance training promotes more muscle growth: low load with many repetitions or high load with fewer repetitions? According to a study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo ...
May 24, 2023
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A UBC Okanagan researcher has been testing the effectiveness of a mobile app that encourages people living with a spinal cord injury—but can walk—to get active.
May 11, 2023
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Injured limbs need rest. They are often kept in a sling or cast to immobilize them as a way to promote healing. But that can mean smaller and weaker muscles several weeks later. It takes a long time to rehabilitate these ...
May 9, 2023
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Whether you're a novice taking the first steps toward fitness or an exercise fanatic hoping to optimize your results, a well-rounded fitness training program is essential.
Apr 24, 2023
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High intensity exercise (HIT) in untrained older adults had similar positive effects on oxygen uptake and blood pressure as Moderate Intensity Exercise, (MIT), despite half the exercise duration. HIT also led to a greater ...
Apr 5, 2023
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For many people who have heart failure, supervised exercise training is safe and may offer substantial improvement in exercise capacity and quality of life, even more than medications, according to a new, joint scientific ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Physical exercise can help to improve the severity of movement-related symptoms and the quality of life in people with Parkinson's disease. Findings from the first Cochrane review of the available evidence has found that ...
Mar 15, 2023
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A research team from the University of Murcia, Spain, found a supervised, eight-week exercise program improved symptoms of patients with long COVID better than the current standard self-managed rehabilitation recommendations. ...
Feb 22, 2023
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