Year: 2008

COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 10 (UPI) — University of Missouri researchers say adults with arthritis who received exercise interventions increased their physical activity and felt less pain.
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The U.S. government comes out with guidelines every now and then to suggest just how much exercise is right. The latest is called the New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.
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When it comes to exercise and physical activity, people who are severely obese often feel defeated and think — why bother. But a new study shows why they should bother, according to the study team.
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The government has raised the bar for physical activity levels and nobody’s exempt, not even children or older adults. And exercise researchers couldn’t be happier.
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The US government unveiled a exercise guide for Americans on Tuesday, recommending two and half hours of physical activity a week for adults as a means of avoiding a range of health problems.
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Get moving: The nation’s new exercise guidelines set a minimum sweat allotment for good health. For most adults, that’s 2 1/2 hours per week. How much physical activity you need depends largely on age and level of fitness.
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The government raised the bar for physical activity levels today and nobody’s exempt, not even kids or older adults everybody needs to get moving.
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Ed Larios instructed his physical education class to go through each stretch before beginning to exercise. “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, switch,” he counted until students had completed stretching each leg and arm.
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