Month: December 2009

The Inspired Fitness for Seniors program, sponsored by Wesley Community Services, has added four new exercise buddies to its roster.
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In a small building on Central Oregon Community College’s Bend campus on Friday, students watched carefully as Catherine Humblet pushed her ski poles back and forth, running as hard as she could on an inclined treadmill.The work was part of a test in the college’s exercise physiology lab. The students were participating in their internships, gaining hands-on training that will give them credits …
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What factors have an influence in making us like sport in the physical education classes we receive in school? According to a new investigation, physical education teaching staff must develop the responsibility, encourage social interaction and avoid making comparisons between the pupils. The objective is to make us feel capable of doing physical exercise and playing sport throughout our lives.
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What factors have an influence in making us like sport in the physical education classes we receive in school? According to a new investigation, physical education teaching staff must develop the responsibility, encourage social interaction and avoid making comparisons between the pupils. The objective is to make us feel capable of doing physical exercise and playing sport throughout our lives.
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Qigong is a classical Chinese exercise that its practitioners say provides inner balance and mental and physical health.
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As little as 15 minutes of physical activity a day can substantially cut death rates in men with prostate cancer, new research hints.
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1) Three MET-hours of physical activity a week reduced overall death rates; 2) Vigorous exercise five hours a week reduced cancer-specific death rates.
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( American Association for Cancer Research ) As little as 15 minutes of exercise a day can reduce overall mortality rates in patients with prostate cancer, according to findings presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, held here, Dec. 6-9, 2009.
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Berlin – Fresh air and exercise usually help lift sagging spirits in the gloom of late autumn and winter, a leading psychiatrist told the German Press Agency dpa. One reason for low spirits is that we spend less time out of doors and are less active…
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Hamburg – Daily exercise at school may reduce the impact of poverty and other socio-economic forces on future heart problems, German researchers have found. One year of daily gym class increased fat-free mass by 2.6 per cent among children in a poore…
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Officials at the new Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute announced today the center’s participation in a novel Parkinson’s study aimed at determining the physical and neurological impact of simple exercise on Parkinson’s patients. Participants’ brains will be monitored to determine if increased physical activity actually helps protect the neurons in the brain from the …
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With teenage obesity rates reaching epidemic proportions, the Sweetwater Union High School District is using a $1.1 million federal grant to train teachers in physical fitness standards and to buy high-tech equipment seen on the popular weight loss TV show “The Biggest Loser” to encourage student exercise.
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