The study found that it is better to spread out your exercise throughout the week than to do it all at once. Everyone agrees that exercise is important but is it better to work out a lot a few times each week or a little bit each day? So, should I work out for longer once a week or a little bit each day? It’s a conundrum that many health-conscious…
The greatest exercise most of us get is unrelated to athletic attempts to be healthy, but to our tendency to jump to conclusions about people based on how their speech, appearance, religion, politics or other characteristics fit intoour experience or knowledge. Among those basic experiences that can either help or harm us growing up is family finances, which often shape our perception about what we can or cannot achieve. The…
(Photo: urbazon via Getty Images) (Photo: urbazon via Getty Images) You’re reading Move, the nudge we need to get active, however makes us happiest and healthiest. Being physically active can significantly reduce the risk of developing breast cancer, research shows. And now, we know exactly how much exercise we should be aiming for. There’s “strong evidence” that greater levels of physical activity and reduced “sedentary time” will limit a woman’s chance…
As you get older, your body begins to change pretty quickly. It becomes harder to get back into shape and keep a solid routine, because bad habits die hard. This is especially true if you developed belly fat in your 20s and 30s. With aging comes a slower metabolism and loss of muscle, so it’s important to get active with the right fitness choices to kick up your game. What’s the…
YERUSHALAYIM — During the joint military exercise. (Defense Ministry) The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Israeli Air Defense Command, and the U.S. Air and Missile Defense Task Force carried out a joint simulation training exercise in Elbit Systems’ Battle Lab that took place in late July and focused on protecting Israel from ballistic threats, the Defense Ministry revealed Monday. The joint simulation training…
Dr. David Seaman, Special to the Erie Times-News As a rheumatologist, I see patients seeking a diagnosis and treatment for a common ailment, arthritis. Although medication can reduce pain and inflammation, and prevent disease progression, many patients continue to experience some degree of ongoing disease activity, which may lead to disability and difficulty in performing activities of daily living. It’s not only important that a patient has less pain and…
Imagine you’ve just completed a tough upper-body workout. Your muscles feel a bit tired, but all in all you’re able to go about the rest of your day just fine. The next morning, you wake up and realize the back of your shoulder blade feels stiff. When you rub your shoulder muscles, it feels as if you’re prodding a little gumball under your skin. Every time you try to move…
“It’s my serve,” says Willie Treacy. Across the court, his opponent rallies the wiffle ball back to him. In Cabra Parkside Community Sports Centre, there are about 16 to 18 people playing pickleball on this Wednesday evening. Some of Willie’s opponents are up to 45 years younger than him. Pickleball, in its infancy in Ireland, unites different ages, genders and abilities to compete against and play with each other. Like…
Cada vez son más las personas que deciden llevar una vida marcada por hábitos saludables: adoptar una dieta equilibrada, hacer ejercicio, dejar de fumar, etc. No hay duda de que unos buenos hábitos de vida repercuten positivamente en nuestra salud física y mental, sin embargo, también existen dudas frente a estos, como por ejemplo si hacer ejercicio puede afectar al crecimiento. Uno de los mitos más popularizados es que los…
Tal y como asegura la fisioterapeuta Flor Trujillo en su pgina web, el pilates es una tcnica muy efectiva para la rehabilitacin, pero tambin ayuda a prevenir problemas fsicos y corregir hbitos posturales. Asimismo, la profesional recomienda este entrenamiento para cualquier persona, sin importar la edad, el gnero ni la condicin fsica. Por otro lado, es una prctica deportiva con la que ganamos en salud mental, ya que nos ayuda…