Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Ever wonder what sets professional athletes apart? You might be surprised at one of the answers – their birthday.
A fascinating Australian study looked at the birthdays of Australian Football League (AFL) players and found that many were born in the first months of the year and fewer were born in the later [...]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
As the end of January passes, many of our most well intentioned “get fit” resolutions have been broken, and new research to appear in the January 2010 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior might help to explain why this happens.
It’s not that we don’t know exercise is good for us, that it [...]
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The new warning from health experts is that sitting, especially for prolonged periods, is deadly.
Even if you’re exercising on a regular basis, sitting at work, in school, in the car, in front of a computer or TV all add up – and not in a good way.
Figures from a U.S. survey in 2003-04 found we [...]
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Experts have been saying this for a long time – lasting weight loss has to include both diet and exercise, and now some new research offers proof to the point.
Add regular exercise to your plans to cut calories and you’ll find the combination of these two healthy habits leads to better results – not just [...]
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
According to a new Australian study set to appear in the January 26, 2009 print edition of the journal Circulation, watching too much TV won’t just leave you brain dead – It may actually take years off your life.
In fact, the more time you spend in front of the tube, the greater your risk of [...]
A pair of new studies, both appearing in the January 2010 issue of the Archives of Neurology find that exercise improves mild cognitive impairment, and may even help to prevent the decline in the first place.
The research teams found that those who did moderate exercise in midlife (or later) had a reduced risk of mild [...]
If you added a Wii, PlayStation or Xbox 360 to your home this year, you’re certainly not alone. According to Nielsen figures, 54% of U.S. households now own a video game console or a handheld system.
But before you berate yourself for giving in to your kids passion for video games, or worry when you hear [...]
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
When it’s cold and icy outside, it’s hard to motivate yourself to go out for a walk or a run, never mind clearing off the car to drive to a health club.
What’s more, time off from regular workouts because of the winter holidays makes getting back into the swing of daily exercise a lot tougher.
Add [...]
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
New research in the November 2009 issue of Archives of Neurology finds that older folks with weak muscles might be at an increased for of Alzheimer’s disease.
A team from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago followed nearly 1,000 older adults of an average age of 80 who were without dementia at the start of the [...]
Runners Knee is a painful and limiting condition that affects an estimated 1 in 4 of those who are active, now new research may have finally pinpointed the cause – weak muscles.
Those who develop this problem tend to have weaker quads and hamstrings according to study co-author Darin Padua, Ph.D. “As a result, [...]
