To keep your heart young, it’s necessary to exercise four to five days per week, according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology. The findings could be an important step to develop exercise strategies to slow down such ageing. The optimal amount of exercise required to slow down aging of the heart and… Continue reading Vigorous Exercise Can Slow Down Heart’s Aging
Category: Exercise
A Crowdsourced App for Exercise
Researchers have created a crowdsourced platform that can rival professional trainers’ apps in effectiveness. The platform, developed at the University of Washington and Seattle University, is called CrowdFit and was presented in a paper at the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Montreal. It relies on nonexperts to create workout regimens… Continue reading A Crowdsourced App for Exercise
Research Explains the Link Between Exercise and Appetite Loss
Ever wonder why intense exercise temporarily curbs your appetite? In research described in today’s issue of PLOS Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers reveal that the answer is all in your head–more specifically, your arcuate nucleus. Senior author Young-Hwan Jo, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine and of molecular pharmacology at Einstein, runs on a… Continue reading Research Explains the Link Between Exercise and Appetite Loss
Dipping into the Fountain of Youth: The Rewards of Regular Exercise for Senior Women
By Tangela Manual, Administrator, Pathways Memory Care at Villa Toscana, a StoneGate Senior Living community and Natalie Hooper, Chief Operating Officer, Rehab Pro It’s been called the “fountain of youth” – and for good reason. Exercise delivers countless age-defying, health-enhancing, and life-extending benefits. For senior women, regular physical activity is key to preventing such chronic… Continue reading Dipping into the Fountain of Youth: The Rewards of Regular Exercise for Senior Women
The Best Way to Trim Your Thighs
It can be really hard to embark on a new fitness regimen, especially if you feel out of shape, overweight or “too old.” Success in life is not about a matter of inches and pounds. It’s when you start taking your first steps toward a realistic and reachable goal. When it comes to exercise, people… Continue reading The Best Way to Trim Your Thighs
Physically Fit Women Nearly 90 Percent Less Likely to Develop Dementia
Women with high physical fitness at middle age were nearly 90 percent less likely to develop dementia decades later, compared to women who were moderately fit, according to a study published the March 14th 2018 online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study measured the women’s cardiovascular fitness… Continue reading Physically Fit Women Nearly 90 Percent Less Likely to Develop Dementia
Five Fabulous Fitness Apps
Own a smartphone? Then you’re ready to take your fitness regimen to the next level! Amp up your workout routines with these apps. *Map My Walk. Whether you are a mall walker or Hollywood Hills hiker, Map My Walk from Under Armour helps you plan, map and share your journey. The free Map My Walk… Continue reading Five Fabulous Fitness Apps
Got Diabetes? Get off the Couch and Work Your Core
If you suffer from diabetes, you already know that staying fit greatly benefits your health. Yet, many of the complications caused by diabetes can make it difficult to get the exercise you need; in fact, they can make a normal exercise routine difficult or even dangerous. For example, peripheral neuropathy (numbness in the feet caused… Continue reading Got Diabetes? Get off the Couch and Work Your Core
How to Love Your New Gym Membership
You made the resolution to get fit in 2018. You invested in a gym membership to get you on track. So why is your gym bag still sitting untouched in the corner of your living room? “It can be very intimidating for someone to join a new club, especially when it’s big and it gets… Continue reading How to Love Your New Gym Membership
Bikram Yoga Doesn’t Have to Be Hot to Be Good for You
Bikram yoga is equally effective at improving health whether the exercise is done in a heated room or a room at normal temperature, according to a new study. The research was published in Experimental Physiology and carried out by investigators from Texas State University and the University of Texas at Austin. Bikram yoga is popular… Continue reading Bikram Yoga Doesn’t Have to Be Hot to Be Good for You
Which Fitness Trends to Leave Behind in 2018 and Which Ones to Embrace
Fitness may be something that stays consistent, but the trends surrounding it tend to change with the times. Gone are the popular days of the hula hoop, vibration belts, and Jane Fonda home workouts. There are new fitness trends that emerge in their places and ones that we should embrace in order to get the… Continue reading Which Fitness Trends to Leave Behind in 2018 and Which Ones to Embrace
Impact of Inactivity on Muscles More Severe for Older People
According to a study published in January 2018 The Journal of Physiology, researchers have been able to document for the first time how the same period of inactivity has a greater and more severe impact on the muscle power of the lower limbs of the elderly than young people, which is essential for movements like… Continue reading Impact of Inactivity on Muscles More Severe for Older People
Why Exercisers in their 40s and 50s Should “Agercise” Their Workouts
Sprains and strains are painful, but avid exercisers often see them as little more than a nuisance. I call them something else: a blessing. It’s a wake-up call. It’s your body whispering rather than shouting at you. These injuries are warnings that if you keep doing what you’re doing, you could do major damage. We… Continue reading Why Exercisers in their 40s and 50s Should “Agercise” Their Workouts
Any Physical Activity in the Elderly Is Better Than None for Reducing Cardiovascular Risk
Any physical activity in the elderly is better than none at all for reducing cardiovascular risk, according to an 18-year study in more than 24 000 adults published in November 2017 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. A release from the European Society of Cardiology quotes first author Dr. Sangeeta Lachman, a cardiologist at… Continue reading Any Physical Activity in the Elderly Is Better Than None for Reducing Cardiovascular Risk
How You Can Benefit Emotionally from Exercise
Research has shown that the benefits of exercise go beyond just physical wellbeing. Exercise helps support emotional and mental health. So next time you’re feeling down, anxious, or stressed, try to get up and start moving! Physical activity can help: Reduce feelings of depression and stress, while improving your mood and overall emotional well-being. Increase… Continue reading How You Can Benefit Emotionally from Exercise
6 Winter Workout Tips to Keep You Motivated
With winter creeping up on us, it means shorter daylight time and colder temperatures. For many people, it will also be a time of the year when their physical activity efforts dip. People often reduce the amount of time they spend being physically active over the winter, usually due in part to it being so… Continue reading 6 Winter Workout Tips to Keep You Motivated
Getting Over That Exercise Plateau
Expert tips from Go4Life, a division of the National Institute on Aging, about improving your exercise routine. [Editor’s note: Before changing any exercise routine, be sure to talk to your doctor.]: Once you start being physically active, you’ll begin to see results in just a few weeks. You may feel stronger and more energetic than… Continue reading Getting Over That Exercise Plateau
Joyce Hodges-Hite: At 80-Years-Young, Still Doing Marathons
In 1949, then 12-year-old Joyce Hodges-Hite, living in rural Millen, Georgia, 50 miles south of Augusta, discovered she was a “naturally fast runner.” The sixth grader felt she was “pitiful” at every team sport she’d tried. But Hodges-Hite discovered that not only did she love this solitary exercise, but that her legs practically flew as… Continue reading Joyce Hodges-Hite: At 80-Years-Young, Still Doing Marathons