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Running - Even a Little -- Helps You Live Longer
Even a little running on a regular basis can extend your life, Australian researchers say.
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Extreme Exercise Might Dull the Brain, Study Says
The findings show that despite the benefits of endurance sports, an excessive training load can have ill effects on your brain, French researchers said.
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Just 2 Weeks on the Couch Starts to Damage Your Body
Just 2 Weeks on the Couch Starts to Damage Your Body By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A new study proves that the old adage "use it or lose it" is definitely true when it comes to fitness. After just two weeks of sedentary behavior, formerly fit people had:A decline in heart and lung healthIncreased waist circumferenceGreater body fat and liver fatHigher levels of insulin resistance"The study showed that two weeks of reduced physical activity -- from approximately 10,000 steps per day down to 1,500 per day -- caused changes
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Fitter Bodies Make for Healthier Brains, Study Finds
If you're looking for incentives to hit the gym, new research suggests that staying in good shape may help preserve brain structure, boost memory, and improve the ability to think clearly and quickly.
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Even Age 80 Is Not Too Late to Begin Exercising
A new study found that men in their 70s and 80s who had never followed an exercise regimen could build muscle mass as well as "master athletes" -- those of the same age who had worked out throughout their lives and still competed at the top levels of their sports.
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Even a Little Exercise Means a Lot for Life Span
The Norwegian researchers also found that too much sitting was associated with a higher risk of early death.
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Cryotherapy FAQ
Whole body cryotherapy is a growing trend at spas and wellness centers, thanks in part to its popularity among athletes and celebrities. But it can be risky, and experts question how well it works.
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Why Your Foot Calluses Might Be Good for You
Researchers found that calluses offer the foot protection while you're walking around, without compromising tactile sensitivity -- or the ability to feel the ground.
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CDC: Exercise Rates Up for Urban, Rural Americans
Among adults living in rural America, 13.3% were exercising in 2008 at recommended rates, but by 2017 that number had risen to 19.6%. And in cities, rates went even higher -- from 19.4% to 25.3%.
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Researchers Identify Maximum Human Exertion
Scientists concluded that in grueling physical activities that last for days, weeks and months, humans can burn calories at most at 2.5 times their resting metabolic rate.
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Do You Really Need 10,000 Steps a Day?
“Physical activity is good for you. What's new and striking is how little you need to do to make a difference," the study's lead author said.
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Exercise Apps Help Boost Women's Activity Levels
A combination of an exercise app, an activity tracker and personal counseling increased women's physical activity levels, researchers found.
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Walking During Work Meetings Brings Benefits
Not only does it provide much needed exercise for people who are often tied to their desks for the entire work day, it can also give them a stress-reducing mental lift.
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Americans Sit Way Too Much, But Exercise May Help
In the U.S., total sitting time from 2007 to 2016 rose by about an hour a day, to 8.2 hours for teens and 6.4 hours for adults
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Even 'Weekend Warriors' Get a Boost To Life Span
The researchers classified them as "weekend warriors" if they exercised only one or two days a week, or as regularly active folks who spread their exercise out over the week.
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Just A Little More Exercise Adds Years to Life
Increasing their activity benefited both men and women, in all age groups, and at all fitness levels, the researchers said.
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Do You Live in a 'Healthiest' U.S. Community?
Douglas County, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, was among the top in at least four of the report’s 81 measures, including physical activity, educational attainment and median household income.
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Walk, Dance, Clean: Just Move to Live Longer
Americans who got in just 10 to 59 minutes of moderate physical activity every week had an 18 percent lower risk of death from any cause, compared with couch potatoes, the researchers found
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Getting Fit in 40s, 50s Still Can Add to Life Span
In the study, people who'd been inactive in youth but decided to get more physical in middle age saw almost the same reduction in their chance of dying early as people who’d exercised all their lives.
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Physical Shows Trump is Obese But in Good Health
Last year the 72-year-old, 6-foot 3-inch Trump weighed 239 pounds, but in a year he has gained 4 pounds and is now 243 pounds. That puts him at a body mass index of 30.4, which crosses the 30 BMI clinical threshold for obesity.
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Great Workouts Boost Brains, Even in the Young
Researchers found that aerobic exercise increased participants' overall fitness as well as their so-called executive function -- thinking skills that are key to reasoning, planning and problem-solving.
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Some Broken Ankles May Heal in 3 Weeks, Not 6
The healing process for those who spent three weeks in a cast or brace was as successful as among those who spent six weeks in a cast, and shorter treatment brought no added harm, according to a new study.
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Sit Less Each Day to Live Longer
People who replaced just 30 minutes of sitting per day with low-intensity physical activity lowered their risk of an early death by 17 percent, according to the study published online Jan. 14 in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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New Exercise Guidelines Urge Everyone: Just Move
This is only the second time HHS has released these types of physical activity recommendations. The original set was issued in 2008
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Even a 2-Minute Walk Counts in New Physical Activity Guidelines
Research has shown any small amount of activity provides a solid contribution to a person's health, according to the second edition of the guidelines unveiled Monday at the American Heart Association's annual meeting in Chicago.
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