Month: October 2008
(4 stars)2007 Australian National Children’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (Australian Policy Online)
72 per cent of 2-16 year old children were of a healthy weight, but 17 per cent were overweight, 6 per cent obese and 5 per cent were underweight, according to this summary of the main findings of the survey. The results indicate that 69 per cent of children met the physical activity guidelines of at least one hour of moderate or vigorous exercise each day.
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A little exercise goes a long way for severely obese (PhysOrg)
A little exercise goes a long way toward helping severely obese individuals improve their quality of life and complete important daily tasks, according to researchers at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center.
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Obese women face many exercise barriers (UPI)
PHOENIX, Oct. 6 (UPI) — Some of the barriers of obese women to getting exercise include feeling self-conscious, not wanting to fail and fear of injury, U.S. researchers said.
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Most gauge actual exercise done accurately (UPI)
PHOENIX, Oct. 6 (UPI) — Although the obese may often underestimate how many calories they actually consume, they are much better at measuring exercise, U.S. researchers said.
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A Little Exercise Goes A Long Way For Severely Obese (Science Daily)
A little exercise goes a long way toward helping severely obese individuals improve their quality of life and complete important daily tasks, according to researchers at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center.
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Mental Barriers Hamper Obese Women’s Efforts To Get Exercise (Science Daily)
Obese women face a significantly higher number of barriers to exercise than their normal weight counterparts.
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A little exercise goes a long way for severely obese (EurekAlert!)
A little exercise goes a long way toward helping severely obese individuals improve their quality of life and complete important daily tasks, according to researchers at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center.
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Mental barriers hamper obese women’s efforts to get exercise (EurekAlert!)
Research out of Temple University finds that obese women face a significantly higher number of barriers to exercise than their normal weight counterparts.
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Exercise class aims to prevent diabetes (Saipan Tribune)
Pilot participants in Club Hinemlo-ta, a swimming exercise program, have lost more than 150 pounds, said Pam Carhill, manager at the Commonwealth Health Center Physical Therapy Department.
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Will patients stick to physical therapy? Questionnaire can help doctors predict (News-Medical-Net)
Patients’ responses to a simple questionnaire can reliably predict whether they will adhere to physical therapy after spine surgery, Johns Hopkins researchers suggest in a new study. The findings could help physicians identify patients who might benefit from additional preoperative preparation to ensure they attend therapy sessions and follow through with prescribed exercise, a factor that can …
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Research reveals strong link between music and cardiovascular exercise performance (News-Medical-Net)
Brunel University’s School of Sport and Education today reveals that, according to Dr Costas Karageorghis’s latest research, carefully selected music can significantly increase a person’s physical endurance and make the experience of cardiovascular exercise far more positive.
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