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Busy man wants to know how much exercise is enough (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a very busy executive and have to parcel my time carefully because of so many demands. What is the exact amount of exercise time necessary for a true health benefit? I am 45 years old and have a yearly corporate physical. I am told I am in good health, and no limitations have been placed on what I can or cannot do. I am 6 feet 1 inch tall and weigh 175 pounds. — A.A. A: I …
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Study Shows Prescribing Exercise Works (Scoop.co.nz)
The first New Zealand-specific study to show two-year sustainability into the benefits of “exercise on prescription” shows significant increases in physical activity and quality of life for its participants.
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Blasting Inches Off Without Surgery: New Technique to Lose The Fat
Me and My Yoga: How an anti-exercise, reformed wreck of a man bends his body (The Source Weekly)
If anyone had told me 10 or 20 years ago that I’d be doing yoga at this point in my life, I would’ve told them to f**k off. After a lifetime of self-inflicted physical and mental abuse with my old friends, drugs and alcohol, I had always subscribed to the belief that I needed a quick fix, no therapy, and definitely not any form of exercise whatsoever. But then after being clean and sober for …
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Study: exercise won’t cure obesity (China Daily)
Physical activity has many proven benefits. It strengthens bones and muscles, improves mental health and mood, lowers blood pressure, improves cholesterol levels and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colon cancer. Exercise is also good for your brain.
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Diet, not exercise, plays key role in weight loss (MSNBC)
Though better nutrition coupled with exercise has long been the favored prescription for losing weight and avoiding obesity, a new study suggests diet actually plays the key role.
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Physical Activity May Not Be Key To Obesity Epidemic (Science Daily)
A recent international study fails to support the common belief that the number of calories burned in physical activity is a key factor in rising rates of obesity.
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Goal-Setting Drills Make For More Active Coworkers (Medical News Today)
Workplace programs that encourage employees to set exercise goals pay off, finds a new study that looked at physical activity levels of Home Depot employees who participated in the “Move to Improve” program.
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Bad, bad belly fat susceptible to exercise (Detroit Free Press)
In the annals of exercise research, increasingly the answer is “brisk walking.” What’s the question? Most people think it has to do with exercising the heart or getting rid of love handles and saddlebags. But scientists are finding it’s about belly fat, also known as visceral fat, the interior kind that’s snug up against your internal organs.
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Don’t starve a cold of exercise (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
You have what seems to be a really bad cold. You are coughing and sneezing, and it is hard to breathe. Should you work out? And if you do, should you push yourself as hard as ever or take it easy? Will exercise have no effect, or make you feel better or worse?
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