Health, fitness and lifestyle tips for people over 50 who still like to play hard
Sunday, May 11, 2025
In most American cities, commuting by bike is faster and cheaper than driving to work. Now comes another reason to think about pedaling instead of stepping on the gas pedal: people who ride bikes weigh less than people who drive. The Imperial College of London reports that researchers at the […]
Which is more likely to lead to regrettable sex, alcohol or pot? That’s what researchers at New York University wanted to know, so they interviewed 24 adults (12 males and 12 females) who recently used marijuana before sex. An NYU news release reports that the researchers found that, compared to marijuana, […]
Contrary to some opinions, and to the findings of a well-known 2014 study published in the journal Science suggesting that running made mice forget things, a new study has found that there is no connection between running and the loss of memories. A news release from researchers at Texas A&M […]
Everyone knows why women fake orgasms; now researchers at Yale have come up with a theory about why women have orgasms in the first place. A Yale news release reports that, because orgasms play no obvious role in human reproduction, the research focused on a specific physiological trait that accompanies […]
You know that wonderful high that often follows a good workout? Many post-menopausal women don’t know it, and researchers at the University of Missouri now think they know why. A U of Missouri news release reports that the researchers believe they found a connection between lack of ovarian hormones and changes in […]
Yes, sitting all day is bad for you. And yes, exercise is good for you. So how much exercise to you need to erase the damage of a day of sitting? That’s the question researchers at the Norwegian School of Sport Science set out to answer. HealthDay reports that the […]
For muscle building, lighter weights are just as effective as heavier weights. Strange but true. And proven by a study at McMaster University, where researchers recruited two groups of experienced weight lifters- all of them men. For 12 weeks, one group lifted lighter weights (up to 50 per cent of maximum strength) […]
First came standing desks. Now comes walking meetings. HealthDay reports on research conducted at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine suggesting that converting a single weekly meeting to a “walking meeting” may raise work-related physical activity levels of white-collar workers by 10 minutes, a good thing, and one […]
Many doctors, mainly orthopedic surgeons, would like us to think that surgical repair is the best fix for a torn meniscus, and for some particularly large tears, that may be true. But now comes a study from orthopedic surgeons at Martina Hansens Hospital in Sandvika, Norway, which tracked outcomes for […]
Would you like to eat a more healthful lunch? Try ordering your food at least an hour before lunchtime. A news release from Carnegie Mellon University reports that researchers at the school have found that people choose higher-calorie meals when ordering immediately before eating and lower-calorie meals when orders are placed […]