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Weight-free strength training
(HealthDay)—You don't have to go to the gym for a strength-training workout. With these three moves, your own body weight provides the resistance needed to develop key muscles.
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
The science of parkour, the sport that seems reckless but takes poise and skill
People climbing up walls and jumping off buildings in films such as Brick Mansions, Assassin's Creed, and Casino Royal aren't tricks of cinema.
Feb 11, 2019
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Pediatrics
More severe injuries sustained at jump parks versus home trampolines
(HealthDay)—The proportion of fractures/dislocations, lower-extremity fractures, fractures in adults, and surgical interventions is higher for injuries associated with jump parks versus home trampolines, according to a ...
Jan 30, 2019
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Jump into plyometrics—the exercises to power muscles
(HealthDay)—Plyometrics isn't a new technique, but it's getting renewed attention because of its value as a training tool, the American Council on Exercise explains.
Nov 8, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What happens in the brain before a bungee jump?
Surjo R. Soekadar, psychiatrist and neuroscientist at the University of Tübingen, and his doctoral candidate Marius Nann have for the very first time succeeded in measuring the readiness potential, outside a laboratory and ...
Jan 29, 2018
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Medical research
Weight-bearing exercises promote bone formation in men
Osteoporosis affects more than 200 million people worldwide and is a serious public health concern, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Now, Pamela Hinton, associate professor in the Department of Nutrition ...
Mar 22, 2017
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Faster, higher, stronger—science shows why triple jumpers may be the ultimate Olympians
No athletes arguably embody Pierre de Coubertin's Olympic motto – "faster, higher, stronger" – more fully than those competing in the triple jump. This dynamic track and field event comprises an approach run, followed ...
Aug 17, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
'Jumping genes' may drive esophageal cancer
Cancer Research UK scientists have found that 'jumping genes' may add to the genetic chaos behind more than three-quarters of oesophageal cancer cases, according to research published in BMC Genomics today.
Jul 9, 2015
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Exercising options: How to keep working out when traveling
(Medical Xpress)—It may be tempting to ditch the exercise routine when traveling over the upcoming holidays, but Kansas State University kinesiology professionals have some tips on how to keep moving.
Dec 5, 2012
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Need to get moving? Start slowly
When you exercise, you feel less tired and stressed, and more upbeat. Even taking a 10-minute walk is a good start. You don't have to run a marathon to reap the benefits of exercise.
Jun 23, 2023
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