THURSDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Men who are physically fit in middle age have a lower risk of developing and dying from certain cancers, new research indicates.
"Fitness is a huge predictor of [cancer] risk," said Dr. Susan Lakoski, an assistant professor of internal medicine at the...Full Article
WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- People who follow the ancient practice of yoga may be getting an added health boost, with a new study suggesting it can fight high blood pressure -- also known as hypertension.
"This study confirms many people's feelings that exercise may be useful in...Full Article
WEDNESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- When a health insurer told obese people they could either pay 20 percent more for coverage or start exercising, most of them decided to get active, according to a new study.
More than 6,500 obese people insured by Blue Care Network enrolled in a pedom...Full Article
MONDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Keeping up a leisure-time physical activity regimen for a decade or more could help middle-aged adults improve their heart health, researchers report.
Over time, routine activities -- such as brisk walking, biking, or even doing housework or gardening v...Full Article
Absolutely! Resistance training in children provides many of the same benefits as resistance training with adults. For those children participating in sports, resistance training will decrease the risk of injury by improving proprioception and increasing the strength of tendons, ligaments, bones,
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Yes! Weight lifting can be considered cardio training when done correctly. Circuit training is a type of resistance training that will also stress your cardiovascular system. Circuit training is when you perform a series of weight lifting exercises in a row with as little rest as possible. Circuit
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It really does depend on your goals and what your body can handle. It is also important to note that cardio training is just as effective when split as it is all at once. Thirty minutes of cardio is the same all in one chunk and split into two sections of 15 minutes or three sections of 10 minutes
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Self-myofascial release (SMR, foam rolling) is a stretching technique that uses the application of force on adhesions in muscle tissue to stimulate the Golgi tendon organ to initiate autogenic inhibition. Autogenic inhibition will release the adhesion in the muscle.
To utilize SMR, slowly roll the
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