Mental Barriers Hamper Obese Women’s Efforts To Get Exercise (Science Daily)
Obese women face a significantly higher number of barriers to exercise than their normal weight counterparts.
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A little exercise goes a long way for severely obese (EurekAlert!)
A little exercise goes a long way toward helping severely obese individuals improve their quality of life and complete important daily tasks, according to researchers at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center.
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Mental barriers hamper obese women’s efforts to get exercise (EurekAlert!)
Research out of Temple University finds that obese women face a significantly higher number of barriers to exercise than their normal weight counterparts.
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Exercise class aims to prevent diabetes (Saipan Tribune)
Pilot participants in Club Hinemlo-ta, a swimming exercise program, have lost more than 150 pounds, said Pam Carhill, manager at the Commonwealth Health Center Physical Therapy Department.
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Will patients stick to physical therapy? Questionnaire can help doctors predict (News-Medical-Net)
Patients’ responses to a simple questionnaire can reliably predict whether they will adhere to physical therapy after spine surgery, Johns Hopkins researchers suggest in a new study. The findings could help physicians identify patients who might benefit from additional preoperative preparation to ensure they attend therapy sessions and follow through with prescribed exercise, a factor that can …
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Research reveals strong link between music and cardiovascular exercise performance (News-Medical-Net)
Brunel University’s School of Sport and Education today reveals that, according to Dr Costas Karageorghis’s latest research, carefully selected music can significantly increase a person’s physical endurance and make the experience of cardiovascular exercise far more positive.
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Physical Therapists Say Appropriate Exercise Can Help Prevent ACL Injuries In Female Athletes (Science Daily)
The American Physical Therapy Association is urging female athletes — particularly soccer players — to consider a new warm-up program to help lower their growing risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries.
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Occupational Therapy Plus Exercise Benefits Osteoarthritis (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) — Adding occupational therapy to a structured exercise program increases physical activity for most people who have hip and knee osteoarthritis, say researchers.
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Physical Therapists Say Appropriate Exercise Can Help Prevent ACL Injuries In Female Athletes (Medical News Today)
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is urging female athletes – particularly soccer players – to consider a new warm-up program to help lower their growing risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries.
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Seniors with Osteoarthritis Increase Physical Activity More with Activity Strategy Training (Senior Journal)
Sept. 29, 2008 – A program conducted in a senior center and senior housing units has found that osteoarthritis patients who engaged in “activity strategy training” along with regular exercise increased their physical activity, more so than those patients who only took part in exercise and health education sessions.
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Kids exercise body, mind (The Jackson Sun)
At Beech Bluff Elementary, gym class is more than just exercise.
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Exercise: It’s not too late to start (The Times-News)
If you’re trying to get out of exercising, think again. New connections between regular exercise and aging well are being discovered daily.
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