FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IMAGE: RESEARCHERS FROM FAU’S CHRISTINE E. LYNN COLLEGE OF NURSING CONDUCTED A UNIQUE STUDY USING A ROBUST STATISTICAL APPROACH TO ANALYZE THE FACTORS RELATED TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN A DIVERSE SAMPLE OF OLDER ADULTS. CREDIT: ALEX DOLCE, FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Physical activity is important for healthy aging. It helps prevent functional decline,...
by European Society of Cardiology Credit: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (2022). DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwac239 Morning physical activity is associated with the lowest risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a study in more than 85,000 individuals published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The findings were consistent regardless of the total amount of daily activity....
by Diabetologia Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study published in Diabetologia finds that afternoon or evening physical activity is associated with reduced insulin resistance (and thus better blood sugar control) when compared with an even distribution of physical activity through the day. Morning physical activity offered no advantages, concluded the study by Dr. Jeroen van der...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO IMAGE: ALADDIN H. SHADYAB, PH.D., ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE HERBERT WERTHEIM SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN LONGEVITY SCIENCE AT UC SAN DIEGO CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO Previous research has shown that low physical activity and greater time spent sitting are associated with a higher risk of...
by The Physiological Society Credit: CC0 Public Domain Women with long COVID experience heart rate irregularities in response to physical exertion, and this has the potential to constrain not only exercise tolerance but free-living physical activity. In perspective of the greater prevalence of age-related physical disability among women, compared to men, these findings highlight a...
There are any number of studies to demonstrate that older people are more sedentary than they can be or should be and that this lack of physical activity has a meaningful negative impact on health and mortality risk. In this example, researchers report on the improved functional status observed in a study population as a...
by Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum Credit: CC0 Public Domain The dual beneficial effect of physical activity in depression is confirmed by a study at the University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) at the Ostwestfalen-Lippe campus: physical activity not only reduces depressive symptoms. It also increases the brain’s ability to change, which is necessary for adaptation and learning...
by University of Oslo Postdoctoral fellow Flavie Perrier (to the left) and professor Marit Veierød at the Department of Biostatistics found no increased melanoma risk among physically active women. Credit: University of Oslo It is safe to be physically active outdoors without having to worry about the risk of melanoma, as long as you follow the...
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL BOSTON – Physical activity that conforms to medical and health association guidelines is associated with a lower risk of atrial fibrillation (Afib) and stroke, according to a study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), who analyzed nearly 100,000 individuals equipped with wrist-worn accelerometers to measure their movement. The researchers’ findings suggest that data from...
by David J. Hill, University at Buffalo Credit: CC0 Public Domain If you’re sitting down, the findings of two major new studies led by University at Buffalo researchers are likely to get you moving. Women who met the federal physical activity guideline of 30 minutes per day of moderate activity exclusively through walking had a significantly...
