Month: October 2009

Supervised exercise programs that include high and low intense cardiovascular and resistance training can help reduce fatigue in patients with cancer who are undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy or treatment for advanced disease. The exercise training also improves patients’ vitality, muscular strength, aerobic capacity and emotional well-being, according to research published on bmj.com today.
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A national survey indicated 99 percent of boys and 94 percent of girls spend at least some of their time playing video games. Now there’s a new approach to childhood fitness that’s combining exercise and video games and seeing encouraging results.
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SEATTLE — Inside the elementary school gym third- and fourth-graders were in different exercise groups, working their biceps with yellow stretch bands or throwing basketballs in the air to the beat of hip-hop music.
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Q:My son has diabetes and, as a result, many problems with his feet. He has had to have surgical implants, has Charcot neuropathy in the left foot, and has had three toes amputated on the right foot, including the great toe. He is getting weaker due to no exercise or muscle strengthening, and his balance is in jeopardy. What kinds of exercises can he do?
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Schools are trying a burst of exercise during the day to keep students sharp in class.
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Newly released research in the September, 2009 issue of Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES) demonstrates that preschoolers exposed to a student-centered instructional approach for motor skill development called “mastery motivational climate,” reported significantly higher confidence about their physical abilities compared to preschoolers who did not receive this instructional …
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Mental health professionals from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar and the community highlighted the importance of mental health to overall physical health during a presentation Sunday as part of the medical college’s recognition of World Mental Health Day.
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Whether you are at an exercise class, working out at the gym or seeing a physiotherapist, it isn’t long before you hear about core strength.
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NEW BRITAIN — You’ve seen the statistics saying X percent of Americans are dangerously overweight and Y percent of Americans don’t get enough exercise to stay healthy (with X and Y both representing large numbers). Is this because Americans are too lazy or foolish to take care of their health or because American society makes it too difficult to do so?
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Abilene Physical Therapy and Sports Rehab presents the “Help You Help Yourself” series. “Healthy Eating and Exercise” will presented by Christie Ryan, RN from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, at the clinic (103 NW 15th St.).
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Everyone who has been to see a Physical Therapist has received a home exercise program, or HEP, that consisted of 2 to 3 exercises written on a piece of paper with a still photo or drawing showing the exercise. FIZIO is a new online service that is set on changing this practice by giving health care providers the tools they need to utilize video in their home exercise programs.
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A physical therapist in Southern California has taken home exercise program (HEP) prescription to a new level in the digital age. Jason Van Dyke believes his web site, fizio.com, will raise patient compliance, increase patient satisfaction, and improve the speed and efficiency of HEP development in the clinic. His service aims to make online video home exercise programs not just a reality, but …
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