Health
Extra 10 minutes of daily activity could save 110,000 U.S. lives annually
Americans, get up out of that chair and get moving.
Jan 25, 2022
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News tagged with vigorous physical activity
Immunology
How exercise interventions could help people with asthma
Interventions aimed at promoting physical activity in people with asthma could improve their symptoms and quality of life—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Jan 7, 2022
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Health
For cardiovascular disease patients, more physical activity may be better
Moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with risk reductions of non-communicable diseases and mortality. However, whether cardiovascular health status affects the relationship between physical activity and health ...
Dec 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study associates regular vigorous physical activity with improved cardiac response to exercise in people with COPD
A new study has found that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience cardiac autonomic dysfunction, meaning that the heart's ability to speed up during exercise and recover afterwards is limited, ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Neuroscience
Does a lifetime of vigorous exercise increase the risk of developing ALS?
There is debate over whether vigorous physical activity is a risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). A new study suggests it depends on whether that vigorous activity you get over your lifetime happens on the ...
Oct 20, 2021
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Cardiology
Study finds moderate-vigorous physical activity is the most efficient at improving fitness
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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Overweight & Obesity
Weight gain isn't inevitable when you start college
Everyone's heard about the so-called freshman 15, but new research from the University of Georgia suggests that counteracting this weight gain might be more complicated than just taking a walk around the quad.
Aug 24, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New report assesses effects of time sat down on mental health in pandemic
The study assessed the impact of sitting time and physical activity on mental health during the pandemic, and found that the increase in time spent sitting down had an adverse effect on mental health and even outweighed ...
Jul 30, 2021
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Pediatrics
Physical activity attenuates arterial stiffening in children
According to a recent Finnish study, higher levels of moderate and vigorous physical activity can curb arterial stiffening already in childhood. However, sedentary time or aerobic fitness were not linked to arterial health. ...
Jun 18, 2021
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Health
Different physical activity 'cocktails' have similar health benefits
A new study from Columbia University and an international team of researchers identifies multiple ways to achieve the same health benefits from exercise—as long as the exercise "cocktail" includes plenty of light physical ...
May 19, 2021
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