Life isn’t fair, and neither, apparently, is exercise: it appears to help some people more than others. Researchers at Brown University analyzed the results of 160 clinical trials of the cardiometabolic benefits of exercise showing which health indicators improve most with physical activity and for whom. Who were the winners? Men, […]
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Exercise May Protect Liver From Booze
No, it’s not OK to drink more if you exercise more, but it is a good idea to exercise, particularly if you like a drink or two. Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have reason to believe that aerobic exercise may protect the liver against alcohol-related inflammation […]
Exercise Improves Memory of Breast Cancer Survivors
Many breast cancer survivors have trouble remembering things, a problem that researchers attribute to stress, rather than to chemotherapy or radiation. Now comes research from Northwestern University linking physical activity to higher levels of self-confidence, lower distress and less fatigue, which in turn is associated with lower levels of perceived […]
Exercise Is Best Defense Against Dementia
Apparently, you can do something to stave off dementia, but you have to do it in middle age. A landmark 20-year study conducted by researchers at the University of Melbourne strongly suggests that regular exercise in middle age is the best lifestyle change a person can make to prevent cognitive […]
Mid-Life Fitness Prevents Late-Life Strokes
It’s true, even in Texas, where researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have found that among nearly 20,000 adults in their mid to late 40s, the most fit had a 37 percent lower risk of having a stroke after 65, compared with the least fit. HealthDay […]
For Strong Bones, Run, Don’t Bike
When it comes to strengthening bones, running has it over cycling, according to researchers at the Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi in Milan. Science Daily reports that the scientists measured two vital bone constituents as well as hormones associated with energy regulation in two groups of athletes: endurance cyclists and marathon runners. Here’s […]
America’s Fittest Cities, 2016
The verdicts are in, and for the third year in a row the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has declared Washington D.C. the fittest city in the United States, based on a mix of personal health indicators (exercise, diet, healthful habits) and community environmental indicators (parks, bike commuters, farmers […]
Exercise May Reduce Risk Of 13 Cancers
And now, thirteen ways of looking at exercise: Researchers at the University of North Carolina’s school of public health are convinced that working out just a couple of times a week can cut the risk of 13 types of cancer, including cancer of the breast, colon, lung, as well as leukemia, […]
Exercise, Plus The Right Genes, Boosts Lifespan
Sure, certain types of exercise are associated with longer lives, but now comes another factor, one that seems to work in concert with exercise: genes. When researchers at the University of Buffal0 studied the genes in the neurotransmitter dopamine to determine their impact on lifespan and behavior in mice, yes […]
Lift Weights, Live Longer
Strength training doesn’t just make you stronger: it may make you live longer. How do we know? Because researchers at Penn State studied the mortality effects of strength training on more than 30,000 people who were over 65 between 1997-2001. A Penn State news release reports that only 9 percent of that […]