There’s a rather prickly debate going on regarding the cause of breast cancer and the effect of lifestyle factors on the disease. A presentation at the recent European Breast Cancer Conference In Barcelona estimates that up to one third of breast cancers in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less [...]
Important, though hardly welcome news for middle aged women who are exercising but not losing weight. A new U.S. study of 34,000 women that appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds the secret of how to stay slim – an hour a day of moderate exercise is what you [...]
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
If you have trouble finding the time to exercise, there might be a solution for you according to experts – interval training workout sessions can help you squeeze a whole week’s exercise quota into less than an hour.
Known as interval training, this type of workout was first developed for Olympic athletes and believed to be [...]
What you eat after a workout affects the health benefits of the exercise according to a new study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
The work finds that eating a low carb meal after aerobic exercise enhances insulin sensitivity and this makes it easier for the body to take sugar from the [...]
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 [...]
