Month: March 2009

People who work out and exercise gain several benefits from their habits, according to Jenny Hannah, instructor in the health and human performance department. “Every little bit of exercise counts,” Hannah said. “It’s recommended that you do some strength training and core exercises twice a week.
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OAK HARBOR –Jenna Peitz is the new physical therapist at Magruder Hospital’s Lake Erie Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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A revolutionary new physical activity monitoring system which compares actual patient activity with researched norms for individual patient types has been unveiled to support orthopaedic surgeons and GPs in their decision making processes along the care pathway. Developed by Yorkshire-based Activ4Life®, the cutting edge ProV3.
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An exercise program developed at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center aimed at helping patients in the medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) maintain physical conditioning is a featured ‘Innovation Profile’ on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Web site.
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“Are you ready to exercise your brains?”That is how physical education teacher Kathy Todd started a first-grade class Friday in the Action-Based Learning Lab at Shannon Johnson Elementary.The students responded with an enthusiastic chorus of “Yes,” and then took their places at one of seven stations in what is a very non-traditional physical education classroom.
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Children who exercise in bouts of activity lasting five minutes or longer are less likely to become obese than those whose activity levels are more sporadic and typically last less than five minutes each, Queen’s University researchers have discovered.
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Children who exercise in bouts of activity lasting five minutes or longer are less likely to become obese than those whose activity levels are more sporadic and typically last less than five minutes each, researchers have discovered.
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WALK 10,000 steps a day to stay fit and healthy! Since 2006, the Health Ministry has introduced the “Walk 10,000 steps a day” campaign to inculcate awareness on the importance of active physical exercise and living a healthy life.
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(ARA) – It is well known that exercise is a crucial part of overall health and wellness; but when you are living with a chronic illness, it can be difficult to find an activity you love, much less pursue competitively. Sometimes, however, all it takes is a little inspiration to get moving.
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