Repeated Verbal Encouragement Fails To Increase Physical Activity After Stroke (Medical News Today)

Repeated encouragement and verbal instruction do not motivate stroke survivors to be physically active, and other more intensive strategies need to be found, concludes a study published on bmj.com. It is well known that even moderate physical activity can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and first stroke and physical exercise is also recommended for stroke survivors.
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Grant will provide exercise equipment for schools (Evansville Courier & Press)

Eight Evansville schools will receive health and nutrition counseling and exercise equipment through a $1.3 million federal grant recently awarded to the St. Mary’s Foundation. The three-year Carol M. White Physical Education Grant grant will include $450,000 to be allocated during the foundation’s current fiscal year, which began July 1. The remainder will be received in two later installments, …
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