Category: Exercise

Researchers are discovering that even a few minutes of activity can have a positive effect on health

Getting even a little bit of exercise is better than getting none at all, and this may hold especially true for women, a new study shows.

MONDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) — Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Go for a walk after dinner. Play tag with your kids at the park.

Exercise advice for couch potatoes usually goes like this: doing something is better than doing nothing. Turns out that might be true–people who do even a little regular exercise may have lower risk of heart disease than people who never leave the sofa.

Here is a review paper on the current state of knowledge regarding exercise as a way to slow the onset of sarcopenia: "Numerous studies have demonstrated that the etiology of sarcopenia is multi-causal and very complex process. …
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Travel provides one of the most convenient excuses not to exercise. It's a vacation, time to relax! It's a business trip, time to focus on your work! But despite what we'd all like to believe, vacation calories count just as much as …
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