Men: do you want to stop your waistline from growing as you age? A new study indicates weight training may be a more effective way to keep off belly fat than cardio workouts. Researchers from the Harvard School… Continue Reading
Exercise
Benefits of Pilates: Reduced Blood Pressure and Potential Weight Loss
“Mat” Pilates – the no-equipment version of this popular exercise method – can help women with hypertension reshape their bodies and lower their blood pressure, according to a 2015 study published in the International Journal of Cardiology. Study… Continue Reading
Should You Stretch Before You Garden?
In gardening, you prep the soil before you plant. But do you prep yourself before gardening? You should. In sports, athletes stretch and warm-up before going into action. While gardening doesn’t quite rise to the level of sports,… Continue Reading
Getting Into Sports over the Age of 35? Take Precautions to Prevent Risk of Sudden Death
Cardiologists are warning “older athletes”− individuals over 35 – about the risk of sudden death due to participation in organized endurance and competitive sports events. “Because of increasing numbers of older people participating…the incidence of sports-related death is expected… Continue Reading
Can You Exercise Too Much? New Study Says Yes
It may come as a surprise, but a new study from Denmark indicates that an all-out jogger has about the same longevity prospects as a couch potato. As part of the Copenhagen City Heart Study, Danish researchers followed 1,100 joggers and nearly… Continue Reading
Post-Menopausal Women Who Exercise Routinely May Live Longer
Live longer and healthier with less mental and physical decline by exercising routinely. That’s the simple and unequivocal message from investigators at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia after conducting a systemic review of research “on the impact… Continue Reading
Heart Patients Beware! Too Much Exercise May Be Harmful to Your Health.
It’s a well-known fact that too little physical activity − being sedentary – is a real health risk. But did you know that too much can be bad for you too? A 2014 study in the British Medical Journal, analyzed the self-reported… Continue Reading
Seniors: Walk a Bit and Live Longer
That’s the conclusion of a ten-year study of 152 elderly men and women (average age 80) conducted by researchers at the Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Health Care in Rome. Specifically, they found that 15 minutes a day outdoors,… Continue Reading
Spend a Lot of Time Sitting? Take Many, Tiny Activity Breaks for Health
A study out of New Zealand shows that taking short activity breaks throughout the day, as brief as 100 seconds every half-hour, helps decrease the level of blood sugar and insulin in the bloodstream. Using 70 healthy adults, the… Continue Reading
Exercise for Seniors
More Important than Ever…Even with all the magic that supplements and medication can provide, I have frequently reminded patients over the years about going back to basics in order to attain good health. Exercise is one of the… Continue Reading