News tagged with fitness level
Rehab helps heart patients live longer -- but they have to show up
Cardiac rehabilitation boosts longevity, especially in patients with the lowest fitness levels, Dr. Billie-Jean Martin today told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2011, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Oct 23, 2011 |
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Fitness tests get tweaked
We're not saying they're not out there, somewhere, blithely crushing pre-pubescent souls with their whistles and clipboards and flexed-arm-hang timers.
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Environmental factors predict underserved children's physical activity
In 2005, Jeffrey Martin, Ph.D., professor of kinesiology, health and sport studies in Wayne State University's College of Education, found that children living in underserved communities are less physically active than their ...
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Tai chi could be key to overcoming cognitive effects of chemotherapy
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 11.4 million Americans are currently living with cancer. While cancer treatments are plentiful, many have negative side effects. Previous studies have indicated that a significant ...
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Study points to health disparities in physical fitness
An Indiana University study examining disparities in physical fitness levels between older adults who are patients of safety net community health centers (CHC) and those who are members of a medically affiliated fitness center ...
Jun 04, 2011 |
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Fitness and frailty in adults linked to health outcomes
The prevalence of frailty, which is linked to earlier death, increases throughout adulthood as people age and not just after age 65, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Relatively good fitness ...
Apr 26, 2011 |
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One in four military applicants denied due to obesity
At a time when American military forces are stretched thin overseas, a growing number of potential recruits are too fat to enlist, according to an analysis by Cornell economists.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 15, 2010 |
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Can Wii help control gestational diabetes?
Many women have trouble finding time to exercise in their busy lifestyles. That's especially true for pregnant women who live in northern climates such as Canada, where the weather can limit outdoor activity during winter ...
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Physical fitness may help reduce chronic disease risk in college students
Staying in shape may bolster the metabolic profiles of college students, even in those with higher than desirable body fat percentages. In an epidemiological study, researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science ...
Jun 17, 2010 |
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Personal factors can determine the length of sick leave
Patients, sick-listed for back and neck problems return to work at different rates despite having similar problems, and personal factors play a major role, reveals a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Jun 14, 2010 |
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Another Exercise Benefit: You Won't Fall as Much
Remaining physically fit and sticking to a regular exercise routine could lower your risk of taking a tumble, finds a new research study.
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Study links cardiorespiratory fitness, stroke risk
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study by researchers at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health has found that men with low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are 60 percent more likely to die of stroke than ...
Jun 03, 2010 |
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The biggest winners: Summer campers
A residential summer weight-loss camp markedly improved obese children's health, a study in the April edition of Pediatrics reports. A Saint Louis University physician found the camp improved children's weight, body mass i ...
May 06, 2010 |
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Can a formula predict the outcome of a soccer match?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Soccer, like most sports, is a game full of surprises and lucky or unlucky breaks. After all, if it was easy to predict the winner of a soccer match, there wouldn’t be much reason to watch ...
Mar 05, 2010 |
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Researchers say after-school programs should promote activity, healthy nutrition
Children's after-school activities often consist of sedentary behavior such as watching television, but after-school programs that offer physical activity and healthy snacks could be the best place for children's health.
Aug 03, 2009 |
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