Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
Even people living in their 80’s can add years to their lives through exercise, according to a new report.Writing in the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers studied the effects of “continuing, increasing, or decreasing physical activity levels on survival, function, and health status among the very old.”Compared to sedentary individuals, the three-year survival rate among 85-year-olds was …
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Research from Finland suggests that people who are more active and exercise harder are less likely to die from cancer
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Sept. 14, 2009 – Senior citizens who exercise – even if they start as late as age 85 – live longer, healthier, happier lives, according to a report in the September 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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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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With over 40,000 citizens aged over 100 years old, it’s no wonder that Japan is pumping out elderly care robot bear nurses, exoskeleton walking aids, and now Taizo, the bizarre clown-faced,…
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Regular, moderate physical activity may lessen depression symptoms. When Gaetano Vaccaro meets with depressed patients at Moonview Sanctuary in Santa Monica, California, he sometimes moves part of the session outside, taking a walk while talking. The result: “People’s state of mind can shift.”
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HANCOCK – When it comes to exercise, there are people who embrace it, and then others who act like bad boyfriends with commitment issues.
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Exercise may be routine advice for improving heart health, but its effects may differ depending on race and gender, according to a new study.
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People and their dogs need physical activity to fight obesity, a U.S. veterinarian said. However, Dr. Susan Nelson of Kansas State University in Manhattan said there are many benefits besides weight loss when humans and dogs exercise together.
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Researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia determined that patients with a sedentary lifestyle who engage in routine physical activities lower their risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The lower risk of problems associated with fatty liver was not contingent upon weight loss, but a direct result from the increased aerobic exercise.
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People and their dogs both need physical activity to fight obesity, and there are many exercises that owner and pet can do together that can improve their health and their relationship. Dogs, like people, reap many benefits from exercise, according to one veterinarian, who adds there are physical and mental health advantages for the dog owner and the dog when they exercise together.
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