Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
HOUGHTON – For Colleen Maki, the participation Wednesday of students at Houghton middle and high school in All Children Exercise Simultaneously Day is more than a social event. “We’re encouraging everybody to exercise,” said Maki, a sixth- and seventh-grade physical education teacher.
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Physical exercise may help to rebuild parts of the brain that are lost with age, a study has suggested.
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The American Council on Exercise , America’s leading authority on fitness and one of the largest fitness certification, education and training organizations in the world, joins a coalition of experts to announce today its involvement with and support of the National Physical Activity Plan, a sweeping initiative to improve public health by motivating people to become and stay physically active …
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( University of Gothenburg ) The positive effects of exercise while growing up seem to last longer than previously believed. New findings suggest that physical activity when young increases bone density and size, which may mean a reduced risk of osteoporosis later in life, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Creating an environment in which Americans can be physically active where they live, work and play is key, say experts involved in the new U.S. National Physical Activity Plan, which is being released today by an expert panel representing influential health organizations. Among groups involved are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American College of Sports Medicine, the …
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CALABASAS, CA–(Marketwire – 05/03/10) – The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM ), a global leader in personal trainer certification, sports performance training, and corrective exercise training, joined Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in supporting the National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP), a sweeping initiative designed to improve public health. The historic NPAP …
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Researchers have found that within the first five minutes of exercise in a “green space,” like a park, mental health is improved.
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From working out to eating right, knowing how to best live a healthy lifestyle can become confusing. The long-term health landscape continues to change as research into integrative medicine and genomic function evolves. Even as Americans strive to live healthier and achieve greater fitness, there is much that is still unknown about how our bodies benefit from a lifestyle of physical fitness. But …
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New research from the UK suggests that just five minutes of “green” exercise a day benefits people’s mood, self-esteem and mental health: in fact they found this small dose produced the largest positive effect. You can read about the investigation Drs Jo Barton and Professor Jules Pretty from the University of Essex conducted into how a walk a day might keep the doctor away, in Environmental …
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How much “green exercise” produces the greatest improvement in mood and sense of personal well-being? A new study in the American Chemical Society’s semi-monthly journal Environmental Science & Technology has a surprising answer.
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