Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
Choosing the right sports and exercises for children is not an easy task. When children are growing, their bodies are fragile and vulnerable. Sports like football, swimming and gymnastics can cause injuries especially when kids try to show off to their admirers and perform more advanced manoeuvres before they are ready. If parents are looking for an exercise that is low-impact and …
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Exercise may combat the debilitating fatigue that patients with leukemia experience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers said. A team of researchers from the Department of Exercise and Sport Science and University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center showed that physical activity can significantly improve symptoms of fatigue and depression, increase …
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HENDERSONVILLE — Laurel Park Medical Centre is offering an “Introduction to Exercise” class 12:30–2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays for three weeks in the Physical Department at the medical center.
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Injuries to American children during physical education classes increased by 150 percent from 1997-2007, a new study finds, a possible drawback to a movement encouraging more vigorous exercise in schools.
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Researchers from the University of Finland and their colleagues studied 2650 men, aged 42 to 60 years, who were cancer-free at baseline and assessed their levels of exercise and physical activity over a period of 12 months.
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CHICAGO (AP) — A movement encouraging more vigorous exercise in schools could be tempered by a new study that says injuries to American children during physical education classes have jumped.
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Injuries to American children during physical education classes increased by 150 percent from 1997-2007, a new study finds, a possible drawback to a movement encouraging more vigorous exercise in schools.
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People who are more active and exercise harder are less likely to develop cancer and die, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. A higher use of oxygen consumption during physical activity is linked to a reduction in the level of illness in a person and their likelihood of dying from cancer.
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Doctors and physical therapists have long known the benefits of warm-water exercise in treating arthritis patients. But for the women enrolled in the Arthritis Foundation Aqua Program at the Riverside YWCA, the camaraderie they enjoy with their classmates is every bit as important as the physical benefits.
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