A new study has found that genes play a significant role in how our bodies respond to exercise and has identified a number of specific genes that influence the outcomes of different kinds of physical activity.
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Research by sports scientists at Nottingham Trent University showed that on average primary school pupils who were fitter—measured by those that ran the furthest on a fitness test—had better response times in tasks than ...
Oct 7, 2021
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In the largest study performed to date to understand the relationship between habitual physical activity and physical fitness, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that higher amount of ...
Aug 27, 2021
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Breast cancer patients who were in better physical condition completed more of their chemotherapy treatments, according to a University of Alberta study that gives physicians further guidance in individualizing treatments ...
Aug 26, 2021
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Girls in secondary school are less likely than boys to enjoy or engage with tests designed to curb obesity and inactivity, according to new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy.
Aug 26, 2021
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The deleterious effects of metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors on arterial health can be reduced by increasing cardiorespiratory fitness in childhood, a new study suggests. The study also found that the traditional ...
Aug 24, 2021
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More than 4,000 athletes from around the world will compete at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, a tenfold increase since the first Paralympics in 1960. Despite the growth in Paralympic athletes, for most of the world's 1.5 billion ...
Aug 23, 2021
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(HealthDay)—For men with low-risk to favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) increases peak oxygen consumption and is associated with reduced prostate-specific ...
Aug 19, 2021
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Teens need to regularly switch screen time for physical activity for the sake of their health and mental wellbeing, according to a University of Queensland-led study.
Aug 10, 2021
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Women often struggle with managing their weight and other health risk factors, such as high cholesterol, once they transition through menopause. A new study suggests that dancing may effectively lower cholesterol levels, ...
Jul 28, 2021
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