Schools Nationwide to Exercise Continuously for 10 Hours (US News & World Report)
A unique experiment lets schools sign up in 15-minute intervals for an “exercise relay.”
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Month: September 2009
Physical activity is the key to longer life (HealthandAge)
Physical activity is known to be important in preserving physical and mental health. But the benefits of physical activity among older adults are not well defined – maybe because some older adults are affected by disability which prevents them from exercise.
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Moderate exercise may lower prostate cancer risk (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Ready for another reason to exercise? Men who exercise at even moderate levels may have a lower risk of prostate cancer than sedentary men, a new study suggests.
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Just get out there and exercise (Business Examiner)
others also read… You read about it in the paper, it is on the radio and in the news — everyone needs to exercise. We all understand, but as the old adage goes “it is easier said than done.”
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Exercise 30 Minutes a Day? Who Knew! (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) — Despite 14 years of public education campaigns, only one-third of Americans know about national recommendations for a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise a day, and fewer than half meet that goal, a new study has found.
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When weather gets cold, diet and exercise remain key (Ionia Sentinel-Standard)
IONIA – Even with the weather getting cooler and winter only a season away, local experts are urging senior citizens to continue their nutritional and exercise regimens in order to stay healthy and fit.
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Exercise vs. counting calories as weight-loss strategy (Baltimore Sun)
As a nation, we are obviously getting fatter and fatter. Not only are we ever more confused about how to lose weight, we’re particularly fuzzy on the question of how big a role exercise plays and whether we just have to count calories.
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Harvard professor to discuss exercise, brain (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
Dr. John Ratey wants parents and educators to know exercise does more than burn calories and tone muscles.
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British children ‘do not get enough exercise’ (Daily Telegraph)
Most British schoolchildren are not getting the 60 minutes of daily exercise recommended for good health a charity said.
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30 per cent of children ‘can’t be bothered’ to exercise (Independent)
Most British schoolchildren are not getting the 60 minutes of daily exercise recommended for good health, a charity says.
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Expert brings exercise message to Fort Collins (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
Dr. John Ratey wants parents and educators to know that exercise does more than burn calories and tone muscles.
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Exercise Can Extend Survival Even in ‘Oldest Old’ (ThirdAge)
CHICAGO — Even in the “oldest old,” a little physical activity goes a long way, extending life by at least a few years for people in their mid-to late 80s, Israeli researchers found.
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