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Exercise Smart for Protection During Cold, Flu Season

Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Exercise during the cold and flu season can strengthen the immune system, provided you don't overdo it, says a Purdue University professor who studies exercise and the immune system.

Exercise Helps Speed Wound Healing 25% in Older Adults

Posted: Monday, January 23, 2006

The body’s ability to heal even small skin wounds normally slows down as we age. But a new study in older adults finds that regular exercise may speed up the wound-healing process by as much as 25 percent.

Walking Program Slows Decline in Peripheral Artery Disease

Posted: Monday, January 23, 2006

Results of a new study show that just ninety minutes of walking a week, made up of three or more therapeutic walks, may slow the progress of lower extremity peripheral arterial disease.

Researchers Show Traditional Chinese Exercises Can Help Combat Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2005

The team from The University of Queensland found that by performing the Chinese exercises Qigong and Tai Chi, participants significantly improved several indicators of metabolic syndrome including HbA1c, blood pressure, bodyweight and waist circumference

Daily Weighing Helps People Lose Weight, Prevents Gain

Posted: Friday, December 02, 2005

The research team evaluated self-weighing practices of more than 3,000 people participating in either a weight-loss or a weight-gain prevention program. The study's key finding: “Higher weighing frequency was associated with greater 24-month weight loss or less weight gain.”

Exercise Test Predicts Death in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

Posted: Friday, December 02, 2005

VO2max is the maximum amount of oxygen a person can take in during exercise. Exercise capacity, as measured in terms of VO2max, is a powerful predictor of death in patients with coronary artery disease, not just patients with heart failure

Unfit and Lean Have Fewer Cardiac Risk Factors Than Fit and Fat

Posted: Friday, December 02, 2005

Unfit and LeanLosing weight may be more important than exercise when it comes to being heart healthy in young adulthood Have Fewer Cardiac Risk Factors Than Fit and Fat

Prescribed Walking Can Improve Physical Fitness

Posted: Monday, November 28, 2005

Exercise counseling with a prescription for walking at either hard intensity or high frequency produces improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness

Any Level of Exercise Can Help

Posted: Friday, November 04, 2005

Baffled or annoyed by the federal government's 30-minutes-per-day-of-moderate-exercise-five-days-per-week dictum? A new study suggests that clearing a lower bar offers significant health benefits.

Just an additional 3200 steps a day, not 10,000 shows fitness gains

Music Makes You Exercise 20% Harder and Burn More Sugar!

Posted: Monday, October 31, 2005

LISTENING to a fist-pumping rock song may appear no more than a welcome distraction from aching muscles on a jog round the park or a trip to the gym. But it could also significantly enhance performance by 20%.