Month: May 2010

Many think that more leisure-time exercise leads to less obesity, but an Indiana U. study has found that this applies primarily to white women. The findings draw attention to racial, ethnic and gender differences regarding exercise and to the influence of work.

It may seem intuitive that greater amounts of exercise lead to less obesity, but an Indiana University study has found that this conventional wisdom applies primarily to white women. The findings draw attention not only to racial, ethnic and gender differences regarding exercise but also to the role work can play.

COLUMBUS — Schoolchildren would be required to take part in at least 30 minutes of rigorous physical activity each day, excluding recess, under legislation approved by the Ohio Senate Tuesday.

Everyone has an opinion about exercise. Most would probably agree that exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle. However, when it comes to exercise intensity, there are many viewpoints.

The United States does not produce or import anywhere near enough fruits and vegetables to provide Americans the right kind of diet to prevent cancer, government researchers said on Wednesday.

Fitness buffs turned up on the lawn of Queen’s Park in Toronto over the noon hour Wednesday to protest what they say is a tax on exercise.

Citing the need for a fit and healthy security force, the National Capital Region police office will undergo a week-long physical fitness test.

Even children with no history of asthma may experience symptoms after exercise, a new study suggests.

The American Heart Association is now actively urging people to play so-called active video games to help fulfill daily exercise requirements.

The American Council on Exercise , America’s leading authority on fitness and the largest non-profit fitness certification, education and training organization in the world, today unveiled the findings of an exclusive study on the Slendertone Bottom Toner, an electronic muscle stimulation device designed to tone the buttocks. Â The study, which was conducted in conjunction with the exercise and …

For years, researchers have known that resistance exercise training – such as weightlifting, in which muscles work against gravity or another force – can be one of the most effective ways to fight the debilitating muscle loss caused by aging. But many older people are unable to get the full benefits of such training because they suffer from conditions such as arthritis that prevent them from …