News tagged with fitness training
Soccer could give homeless men a health kick, study says
Playing street football two or three times a week could halve the risk of early death in homeless men. Research led by the Universities of Exeter and Copenhagen, out today, shows the positive impact of street football on ...
Oct 02, 2011 |
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Training to promote health
Many people use fitness studios to get back into shape after an injury. Fraunhofer researchers are now developing a system that will provide doctors with data on the exercises people do on the various machines. ...
May 10, 2011 |
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Study finds benefit of low-intensity exercise for walking in Parkinson's patients
Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Baltimore VA Medical Center found that Parkinson's patients who walked on a treadmill at a comfortable speed for a longer duration (low-intensity ...
Apr 12, 2011 |
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Army's new fitness tests add taste of battlefield
(AP) -- Sit-ups don't make a soldier, the Army has decided. So its 30-year-old fitness requirements are getting a battlefield-inspired makeover.
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Traditional aerobic fitness the way to go
What to do: walk around the block or work up a sweat in an aerobic workout at the gym? If you're looking for the best health benefits from an exercise program, University of Alberta researchers have found a traditional aerobic ...
Sep 14, 2010 |
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A more active lifestyle crucial for day-to-day function in COPD patients
There is no magic bullet to help patients with COPD improve their ability to function in daily life. In fact, the best advice they might get is "do by doing," according to research to be presented at the ATS conference in ...
May 16, 2010 |
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Exercise is good medicine for lymphoma patients
A healthy dose of exercise is good medicine, even for lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy, University of Alberta researchers have found.
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Ubisoft puts players in new fitness videogame
French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft is putting players into the action when it comes to fitness training.
Jun 02, 2009 |
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To work your brain, work your body
The problem: I lost my car keys. What kind of training will make my brain work better?
Mar 13, 2009 |
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Seniors use brain training software to sharpen their minds
Angie Rogers wants to stay fit enough to ride her motorcycle well into her 60s, so the 54-year-old Sachse, Texas, resident is working out on her computer almost every day.
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Computer exercises improve memory and attention
Study results to be published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society show that computerized brain exercises can improve memory and lead to faster thinking.
Feb 11, 2009 |
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