Health
Just 2 weeks on the couch starts to damage your body
(HealthDay)—A new study proves that the old adage "use it or lose it" is definitely true when it comes to fitness.
Sep 19, 2019
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Cardiology
Study stresses the importance of staying physically active and the negative effects of even short-term inactivity
A new study presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 September) highlights the negative health effects of even short periods of physical ...
Sep 18, 2019
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Health
The fast and the curious: Fitter adults have fitter brains
In a large study, German scientists have shown that physical fitness is associated with better brain structure and brain functioning in young adults. This opens the possibility that increasing fitness levels may lead to improved ...
Sep 9, 2019
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Health
Fitness trackers and eating disorders – is there a link?
Fitness and health tracking devices are becoming increasingly popular and a huge variety of wearable tech and apps now exist. Indeed, many smartphones and smart watches now come primed and ready to track our activity, sleep ...
Aug 22, 2019
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Cardiology
Football scores a health hat-trick for 55-70-year-old women with prediabetes
Physical fitness is a strong mortality predictor and exercise training is now considered a cornerstone in the non-pharmacological prevention and treatment of lifestyle diseases, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes and ...
Aug 19, 2019
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Cardiology
Do you know your cardiorespiratory fitness level?
You might know your blood pressure and cholesterol numbers, but do you know your cardiorespiratory fitness level? Experts at the American Heart Association think this number may be an even better gauge of heart health.
Aug 16, 2019
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Health
Over-55s shouldn't wait for retirement to make time for their health
People in middle-age need to keep up their physical activity levels if they are to enjoy a fit and healthy retirement—according to a new report from the University of East Anglia.
Aug 12, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Nordic walking can provide multiple benefits for patients with breast cancer
An analysis of published studies found that Nordic walking—a low impact aerobic activity consisting in walking with poles—can benefit patients with breast cancer by having a positive impact on swelling, physical fitness, ...
Aug 7, 2019
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
PE fitness tests have little positive impact for students
A new study reveals that school fitness tests have little impact on student attitudes to PE—contrary to polarised views on their merits—and for many students, fitness testing during PE may be wasting valuable class time ...
Jul 31, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
A new way to stop cancer cells from killing their healthy neighbors
One of the reasons cancer cells are so robust against the body's natural defenses is that they are in fact human cells, and as such they have the innate machinery not only to trick the body's defense and maintenance systems, ...
Jul 24, 2019
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