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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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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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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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Dr. John Ratey wants parents and educators to know exercise does more than burn calories and tone muscles.
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Most British schoolchildren are not getting the 60 minutes of daily exercise recommended for good health a charity said.
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Most British schoolchildren are not getting the 60 minutes of daily exercise recommended for good health, a charity says.
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Dr. John Ratey wants parents and educators to know that exercise does more than burn calories and tone muscles.
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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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“Exercise is fun and could prevent a hip fracture,” that is what Floris Van de Ven, Physical Therapist at Biggs- Gridley Memorial Hospital told seniors at the Senior Nutrition Center this past Monday the 21st of September. He provided the seniors with a talk about why regular exercise is important and how to exercise safely and effectively.
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