Studies have shown the powerful effect exercise can have on cancer care and recovery. For patients who have gone through breast or colon cancer treatment, regular exercise has been found to reduce recurrence by up to 50%. Mayo Clinic, September 2012 … [Read more...]
Exercise: Lack of Exercise As A Medical Condition?
According to physiologist Michael Joyner, M.D., "physical inactivity is the root cause of many of the common problems that we have." These problems include obesity, diabetes, joint damage, and high blood pressure. If lack of exercise (deconditioning) … [Read more...]
Exercise: Good Reasons
Regular exercise maintains or improves joint flexibility, improves your glucose tolerance and reduces workdays missed due to illness. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health, 1996 … [Read more...]
Exercise: ‘Exergames’?
Active video games (AVGS, also known as "exergames") are not the perfect solution to the nation's sedentary ways since most AVGs provide only "light-to-moderate" intensity physical activity. It's recommended that the average adult get 30 minutes of … [Read more...]
Exercise: Good Reasons
Exercise reduces your risk of developing Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes, reduces the risk of developing breast cancer and improves mental cognition (a short-term effect only). Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health, 1996 … [Read more...]
Exercise: Good Reasons
Exercise improves respiratory muscle strength, improves muscle endurance, reduces your risk of having a stroke, and helps you burn excess calories. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health, 1996 … [Read more...]
Exercise: Good Reasons
Exercise improves respiratory muscle strength and muscle endurance (particularly important for asthmatics), reduces your risk of having a stroke and helps you to burn excess calories. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health, 1996 … [Read more...]
Exercise: Eat Less, Move More, and Live Longer
In a study on dietary restriction (DR) involving fruit flies, the flies that were also physically active experienced longer lives. This study establishes a link between DR-mediated metabolic activity in muscle, increased movement and the benefits … [Read more...]
Exercise: Pain Relief?
Exercise helps to alleviate pain related to nerve damage (neuropathic pain) by reducing levels of certain inflammation-promoting factors called cytokines. This supports exercise as a potentially useful non-drug treatment for neuropathic pain. In … [Read more...]
Exercise: Good Reasons
Exercise improves respiratory muscle strength, improves muscle endurance, reduces your risk of having a stroke, and helps you burn excess calories. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health, 1996 … [Read more...]