Month: May 2009

( European Society of Cardiology ) In new studies presented at the congress exercise is shown to improve markers of heart disease in patients following coronary artery bypass surgery, to improve event-free survival rate in coronary patients better than stent angioplasty, and to improve markers of disease in heart failure patients, a group usually thought amenable to little more than palliative …
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By now everyone knows they should do 30 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous exercise a day to stay in good health. But are people who exercise as much as an hour or more moving enough throughout the day?
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Extra physical education lessons at school make no difference to children’s overall activity levels claims a study that suggests diet is the best way of controlling childhood obesity.
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( Queen’s University ) A Queen’s University research team has blown open the myth that massage after exercise improves circulation to the muscle and assists in the removal of lactic acid and other waste products.
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Children who are encouraged to do more physical education at school are lazier at home and do not increase their overall activity levels, a study suggests.
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The problem of overweight children won’t be solved by piling on exercise in school, according to new research presented Thursday.
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April 1, 2009 – Claudia Ochonicky exercises in the early morning at the Christ Memorial Lutheran Church gym. The church, located at 5252 S. Lindgergh Blvd., uses the exercise room as a tool for outreach, which is free for those who complete orientation.
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AMSTERDAM – The problem of overweight children won’t be solved by piling on exercise in school, according to new research presented Thursday.
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Chatham University hosts conference focused on promoting physical activity on college campuses INDIANAPOLIS, May 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A national program focused on connecting health care providers and the public on the benefits of physical activity is now infiltrating college campuses nationwide.
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Governor Sonny Perdue signed a proclamation recognizing May as Exercise is Medicine Month in Georgia. Exercise is Medicine is a national program, founded by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) with The Coca-Cola Company, which encourages consumers to speak with their doctors about an appropriate level of exercise, plan their exercise regimen, track it and stick to it.
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