Reducing sedentary behaviour in assisted living could improve health and independence for long-term care residents.
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What if assisted living facilities became more active communities, where the residents were less sedentary? This could potentially enable residents to gain more independence, rather than losing it.
People around the country are ready to celebrate.
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A doctor offers tips on how to safely get exercise, sleep and drinking habits back into shape as the pandemic wanes.
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Using hot baths or saunas shouldn’t be considered as a substitute for exercise. But they can mimic some of the health benefits.
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Our new Cochrane review found antidepressants led to only small improvements in depression symptoms on average compared with placebo.
Being an Formula 1 driver is harder than it looks.
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It might look easy driving a car around a track but it takes a lot of targeted training to be a good F1 driver.
Stretching exercises are often prescribed by health professionals, such as physiotherapists, to reduce pain.
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Some people with back pain see immediate benefits from stretching.
The more you sit, the more movement you need.
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Choosing the right “cocktail” of light activity, exercise and sitting, can improve health and decrease risk of premature death.
Becoming ‘unfit’ happens a lot faster than it takes us to get ‘fit’.
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We lose some fitness ‘gains’ in as little as four weeks.
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Many people have been moving less since the pandemic, and one consequence may be a reduction in core strength. But there are a variety of exercises you can do to focus on improving your core.
Even short HIIT workouts can have benefits.
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New research has highlighted the benefits of high-intensity interval training.
Tendon and muscle injuries are the most common.
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Top tip: take it slow when you get back to training.
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Meeting the recommended guidelines for physical activity reduces the risk of falling ill and dying of infectious diseases by 37%.
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New research suggests people who exercise for 150 minutes a week are half as likely to die from COVID-19 compared to those who are consistently inactive.
A capsular spacecraft, similar to this, will bring Crew Dragon into space.
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Exercise is important for astronauts to prevent weak muscles.
Walking is an easy exercise for everyone to do.
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But more intense exercises – such as weightlifting – are still important for health and fitness.
World Day for Physical Activity is April 6. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many peoples’ physical exercise routines have been disrupted.
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Research shows that the gaps in physical exercise have widened substantially between men and women, whites and non-whites, rich and poor and educated and less educated: especially during the pandemic.
Participants consumed the equivalent of a tall brewed filter coffee 30 minutes before exercise.
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Participants who ingested caffeine powder burned up to 29% more fat.
Social media often had a positive influence.
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Our study showed that social media often had a positive influence on young people, motivating them to be healthier.
Not only does exercise lower healthcare costs, it also lowers risk of disease.
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People who stayed active or became more active in adulthood spent between 10% and 22% less on healthcare.
The beauty of exercise snacks is that they don’t require any equipment, or even a change of clothes.
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Short, 20-second bursts of activity — known as exercise ‘snacks’ — throughout the day have many benefits, from boosting energy and productivity to improving cardiorespiratory fitness.