News articles tagged with 'exercise'
Students with a lower socioeconomic background benefit from daily school physical activity
— 18 Nov 2009 13:00 | HealthGerman school students - especially those with low socioeconomic status (SES) - significantly improved their exercise capacity and body leanness after a year of daily physical activity... — full story
Some obese people perceive body size as OK, dismiss need to lose weight
— 18 Nov 2009 08:55 | HealthSome obese people misperceive that their body size is normal and think they don't need to lose weight, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific... — full story
FIve exercises can reduce neck, shoulder pain of women office workers
— 18 Nov 2009 08:50 | HealthStrength training exercises using dumbbells can reduce pain and improve function in the trapezius muscle, the large muscle which extends from the back of the head, down the neck and... — full story
Exercise-linked ventricular tachycardia is not a risk to healthy older adults
— 17 Nov 2009 13:09 | HealthHealthy, older adults free of heart disease need not fear that bouts of rapid, irregular heartbeats brought on by vigourous exercise might increase short- or long-term risk of dying... — full story
Exercise keeps dangerous visceral fat away a year after weight loss, finds UAB study
— 30 Oct 2009 09:42 | HealthA study conducted by exercise physiologists in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Human Studies finds that as little as 80 minutes a week of aerobic or resistance... — full story
Research shows Tai Chi exercise reduces knee osteoarthritis pain in the elderly
— 29 Oct 2009 09:55 | HealthResearchers from Tufts University School of Medicine have determined that patients over 65 years of age with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who engage in regular Tai Chi exercise improve... — full story
Exercise is good medicine for lymphoma patients
— 28 Oct 2009 13:28 | HealthA healthy dose of exercise is good medicine, even for lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy, University of Alberta researchers have found... — full story
Web-based nutrition program reduces health care costs for employees with cardiac risk factors
— 28 Oct 2009 12:27 | HealthResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have shown that an employer-sponsored, internet-based diet and exercise... — full story
Exercise makes cigarettes less attractive to smokers
— 28 Oct 2009 12:03 | HealthExercise can help smokers quit because it makes cigarettes less attractive. A new study from the University of Exeter shows for the first time that exercise can lessen the power of... — full story
Exercise therapy best for knee pain
— 21 Oct 2009 09:56 | HealthFor patients with severe knee pain, supervised exercise therapy is more effective at reducing pain and improving function than usual care, finds a study published on bmj.com today... — full story