Menopause weight gain due to less exercise (UPI)
SEATTLE, Nov. 25 (UPI) — The reason women in menopause gain weight is not because they eat more, it is because they exercise less, U.S. and Australian researchers suggest.
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Month: November 2008
Exercise Reduces Anger (Psych Central)
Researchers have discovered regular exercise seems to reduce anger expression in overweight but otherwise healthy children. In the first published study on the topic, scientists looked at 208 typically sedentary 7- to 11-year-olds who participated in a 10-15 week after-school aerobic exercise program or maintained their usual inactive routine. “Exercise had a significant impact […]
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Exercise reduces anger expression in kids (UPI)
AUGUSTA, Ga., Nov. 24 (UPI) — Aerobic exercise may be an effective strategy to help overweight kids reduce anger expression and aggressive behavior, U.S. researchers said.
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Exercise helps overweight children reduce anger expression (PhysOrg)
Regular exercise seems to reduce anger expression in overweight but otherwise healthy children, researchers said.
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Home interventions benefit older cancer survivors (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A home-based diet and exercise program may improve physical functioning in elderly, long-term cancer survivors, results of a controlled study indicate.
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Personal trainers choose favorite exercise videos and books (Los Angeles Times)
Personal trainers don’t always pluck their ideas out of thin air. Sometimes they’re inspired by books and videos. We asked a group of local trainers to recommend books and DVDs they found motivating.
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Up to the task? Third-graders pledge to graduate, avoid drugs, eat healthy and exercise (Las Cruces Sun-News)
Up to the task? Third-graders pledge to graduate, avoid drugs, eat healthy and exercise
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Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier
(4 stars)FDA ‘black box’ warning advised for cancer drug Avastin
(4 stars)Elderly Cancer Survivors’ Physical Function Improved By Home-Based Diet And Exercise Intervention (Medical News Today)
A home-based program to improve exercise and diet led to significant, clinically meaningful improvement in body weight and physical function among older long-term cancer survivors in preliminary findings from the RENEW (Reach-out to ENhancE Wellness) trial, according to Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D., from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Department of Behavioral Science.
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Home-based diet and exercise intervention improves elderly cancer survivors’ physical function (EurekAlert!)
( University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center ) A home-based program to improve exercise and diet led to significant, clinically meaningful improvement in body weight and physical function among older long-term cancer survivors in preliminary findings from the RENEW trial, according to Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D., from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Department of …
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Why we should exercise — and why we avoid it (The Buffalo News)
You already know that exercise is good for you. What you may not know is just how good — or exactly what qualifies as exercise. The notion that physical activity helps keep us healthy is very old news indeed. Hippocrates wrote about the dangers of too little activity (and too much food). Tai chi, an exercise system of graceful movements that originated in China, dates from the 12th century B. …
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