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A new study finds increasing your physical activity by less than 10 minutes a day helps lower your risk of atrial fibrillation, the most common heart arrythmia.
24 Oct
Researchers say vigorous exercise suppresses a hormone called ghrelin, which stimulates your appetite and tells your brain it’s time to eat.
15 Oct
A new study finds women who work out at least three times per week lower their child’s risk of asthma by about 50%.
Take the stairs. Tote heavy shopping bags. Walk up that hill. Play tag with a kid or a pet.
Weaving these tiny bursts of vigorous physical activity into everyday life can halve a woman’s risk of a heart attack, a new study shows.
An average of four daily minu...
It’s common to find a pitcher soaking their elbow in an ice bucket following a baseball game, in an effort to save their arm for tomorrow’s innings.
But athletes about to hit the turf would be better off soaking their aching muscles and joints in a hot tub ra...
Time spent sitting, reclining or lying down during the day could increase a person’s risk of heart disease and death, a new study warns.
More than 10 and a half hours of sedentary behavior is significantly linked with future
If you're over 40 and raise your levels of exercise to that of the top 25% of your peers, you might gain an average of five more years of life, a new study calculates.
For over-40 folks in the lowest level of daily activity, a similar move could bring an average 11 extra...
Bottoms up: The type of alcohol you prefer may say something about your lifestyle, new research reveals.
Beer drinkers are more likely to have ...
It doesn't take much: Adding just five minutes of exercise to your daily routine lowers your blood pressure and might cut your odds for heart disease, new research shows.
“The good news is that whatever your physical ability, it doesn’t take long to have a po...
There's just something about sitting.
New research shows that too much time on sofas and chairs harms the heart -- even among people who get the minimum recommended amount of daily exercise.
“Taking a quick walk after work may not be enough" to offset the hea...
Find it hard to take time to exercise during your busy workweek?
No problem, a new study says -- one or two “weekend warrior” workouts are just as likely to help you maintain your brain health.
A heart-pounding workout suppresses a person’s hunger levels better than less strenuous exercises like a brisk walk or active yoga, a new study shows.
Running, swimming laps or taking a fast-paced spin class is more effective in suppressing the hunger hormone ghrel...
Kids with good physical fitness are more likely to grow into teens with better mental health and brain function, a new study has found.
Children who performed better at shuttle sprints scored better on cognitive tests as teenagers, researchers found.
In addition, b...
A child’s risk of asthma can be cut by nearly half if their mother regularly works out while expecting, a new study says.
Exercising three or more times a week while pregnant reduces a child’s risk of asthma by about 46%, researchers reported Oct. 9 in the jo...
You've broken a hip and rehabilitation is part of the way back to mobility, or your partner has suffered a stroke and needs help re-learning certain skills.
These scenarios play out every day for Americans, and rehabilitation therapies are often needed. But what kind of ...
The key to weight loss could come down to a combination of 14 “skinny genes,” a recent study says.
People with these genes dropped twice as much weight through regular exercise compared to those without the genes, researchers found.
Those with the most ...
Avoiding couches and chairs might be a good way of keeping your back pain from getting worse, new research suggests.
Finnish researchers found that when people with back pain sat even a little less each day, their pain was less like to progress over the next six months.<...
A tumble, a tackle: Anything can bring on a sidelining sports injury.
Now, four experts in such injuries at Penn State Health give advice on recovery and when it's okay to return to play.
AC shoulder sprains
This happens when your acromiocl...
There’s good news for folks who struggle to fit regular exercise into their busy workweek.
“Weekend warrior” workouts are just as beneficial a...
Millions of women struggle with the discomfort and stress of urinary incontinence, and many turn to medications for help.
Now, new research suggests that yoga and other exercise regimens might wor...
Fear of a having a low blood sugar crash dissuades many people with type 1 diabetes from getting the exercise they need, a new study finds.
However, people...
Annoyed that you still have a bit of tummy even though you work out all the time?
Exercise actually is helping you develop healthier belly fat tissue, a new study says.
That means that even if you don’t obtain six-pack abs, exercise is good for your long-term...
Participation in youth sports is becoming a “haves” versus “have-nots” situation, a new study shows.
Income, education and social class are determining who can play in youth sports leagues, with the children of more privileged families more likely...
A quality physical education program involves more than just getting kids to move for a set amount of time during the school day, experts say.
PE classes can teach lessons not found in any other classroom,
Folks can overcome their genetic risk for type 2 diabetes through healthy diet and regular exercise, a new study says.
Many people with disabilities aren’t getting the exercise they need because fitness centers don’t offer adaptive equipment or staff trained in helping the disabled, a new review finds.
There are few efforts by most commercial gyms to promote fitness for peo...
People can offset hours spent sitting around with minutes of active exercise each week, a new study claims.
Folks who are sedentary for eight or more hours daily can lower their overall risk of death – and especially their risk of dying from
Puttering around the home or office isn’t enough to protect a person from stroke, a new study says.
People need to be more active to lower their stroke risk, either by exercising in their free time or biking or walking to work, results show.
“Physical ...
WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — U.S. gymnast Simone Biles vowed to continue her quest for Olympic gold after injuring her calf in a qualifying round at the Paris games.
Meanwhile, a thigh injury forced French soccer captain Wendie Renardout of competit...
The Olympics are often described as a rare, once-in-a-lifetime shot at international sports glory.
That may be more true for Olympic track and field competitors than other athletes, a new study reports.
There appears to be a peak performance age for track and field...
Bicycling to work can vastly improve your health and reduce your risk of death, a new study shows.
People who bike commute have a 47% lower overall risk of an early death, researchers found.
Exercise near bedtime won't necessarily wreck a person's sleep, a new study says.
Intense exercise is typically discouraged as bedtime approaches, since such activity can disturb
Nearly half of cancer deaths and 4 of 10 cases of cancer are linked to a person's lifestyle, a new study says.
Cigarette smoking remains the biggest cancer risk, contributing to 30% of cancer deaths and 20% of cancer cases, results show.
But excess body weight, dri...
Prediabetes can be successfully fought through diet and exercise, a new study shows.
People with prediabetes can reduce their long-term risk of...
Going to the gym is good for your overall health, but if you and the gym aren't practicing good hygiene you could still catch a nasty illness, an expert says.
"Good hygiene prevents sicknesses like a cold, influenza and even salmonella, but cleanliness can also indicate ...
Simple exercises performed during rounds of chemotherapy can help people avoid nerve damage normally associated with the cancer-killing drugs, a new...
Parks and lakes aren't just good for your soul -- new research suggests they also appear to protect your arteries.
Living near green space and "blue"water space lowers a person's odds of hardened arteries in middle-aged urban dwellers, researchers found.
For every ...
Youth sports are important for the development of children and teenagers, but there's no sure way to ensure a youngster doesn't get hurt while competing.
That's why it's important for parents to spot and appropriately respond to their children's sports injuries,
Role models are important in health as well as in life, but such inspiration is more likely to come from your mom than a celebrity like Dwayne "The Rock"Johnson, a new study says.
People had...
Exercising in natural surroundings -- a jog through a park, a bicycle ride along a trail -- could be more beneficial than working out indoors, a new review suggests.<...
Folks trying to control their blood sugar levels might do best to work out in the evening, a new study suggests.
Exercise performed between 6 p.m. and midnight appeared to be better at controlling blood sugar levels all day long, according to results published June 10 in...
It's tempting to binge-watch TV, but yet another study finds that when it comes to healthy aging, the less time on your sofa, the better.
The study looked at 20 years of data on more than 45,000 people taking part in the Nurses' Health Study. All were at least age 50 in ...
New research shows that a set of healthy lifestyle habits can help preserve brain function in folks with mild cognitive impairment or early dementia.
About 71% of patients who ate healthy, exercised regularly and engaged in stress management had their dementia symptoms e...
Vigorous exercise more than once a week can lower the risk of dementia for people with high blood pressure, a new clinical trial shows.
People who engaged each week in vigorous physical activity had lower rates of mild cognitive impairment and
While going through menopause, many women who gain weight head to the gym for intense workouts, but new research suggests that too much exercise may he...
For decades, Todd Vogt has been dedicated to the sport of rowing, believing he was in peak physical condition. Then, a series of symptoms began to emerge, turning his life upside down.
"My left arm stopped swinging, and I felt incredibly fatigued,"
Some folks like to count their daily steps, while others prefer exercising for a certain amount of time during a day or a week.
Luckily, either approach boosts ...
Athletes who push themselves to maximum performance don't appear to pay a price when it comes to their longevity, a new study says.
Children and young adults who are couch potatoes could wind up with enlarged hearts, increasing their risk of heart attack, stroke and early death.
Sedentary behavior contributed as much as 40% to the total increase in heart size between the ages of 17 and 24,
The benefits of physical fitness for kids spill over into their mental health, new research shows.
Getting plenty of exercise may guard against depressive symptoms, anxiety and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study published April 29 in the journal...
Doctors argue that genetics aren't destiny when it comes to a person's health, and a study appears to support that notion.
A healthy lifestyle can offset the effects of life-shortening genes by more than 60%, researchers found.
People at high genetic risk of a curt...
Want to live longer? Choose the stairs over the elevator, a new review suggests.
Folks who regularly climb stairs have a 24% reduced risk of dying from any cause, and a 39% reduced risk of dying from
Active women using the pill appear to receive an added bonus from their birth control, a new study says.
These women are less likely to suffer sprains and strains than women not on birth control, researchers reported recently in the journal