by Josh Barney, University of Virginia UVA researcher Zhen Yan studies the benefits of exercise. “You will benefit from just about any type of exercise as you age, as long as you’re not at risk of injury,” he said. Credit: Dan Addison, University Communications Atop exercise researcher at the University of Virginia School of Medicine...
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, NEWS BUREAU CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers used accelerometers to measure daily physical activity in 30 stroke survivors for a week, assessing how much the participants moved and how well they performed routine physical tasks. The study revealed that stroke survivors who engaged in a lot of light physical activity –...
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, NEWS BUREAU CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers used accelerometers to measure daily physical activity in 30 stroke survivors for a week, assessing how much the participants moved and how well they performed routine physical tasks. The study revealed that stroke survivors who engaged in a lot of light physical activity –...
by Kaunas University of Technology With the significant part of the global population forced to work from home, the occurrence of lower back pain may increase. Lithuanian scientists have devised a spinal stabilisation exercise programme for managing lower back pain for people who perform a sedentary job. After testing the programme with 70 volunteers, the...
But research into the neurological process of learning how to move suggests that it might be more accurate to say “mindful practice makes perfect.” This may not sound revolutionary to anyone who’s ever shot a free throw like LeBron or knocked a golf ball like Nicklaus. Star athletes understand that visualizing the shot is critical...
by Cardiff University Cardiff University researchers are part of a global consortium who have published the first clinical guidance for the management of Huntington’s disease through physiotherapy. It follows more than a decade of ground-breaking collaborative research led by the Cardiff team into how to manage the devastating and life-limiting neurodegenerative condition. There is no...
Scientists are increasingly skeptical of the benefits of flexibility, but the fitness world doesn’t want to hear it To be honest, writing another “stretching is useless” article feels a little bit like spiking the football. A decade ago, whenever I wrote about evidence suggesting that traditional static stretching doesn’t have any obvious benefits and might...
by C Raina MacIntyre and Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, The Conversation The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. There have been nearly 10,000 cases of the so-called 2019-nCoV in China, 23 countries affected and more than 213 deaths globally. China, Germany, the US and several...
Scientists are increasingly skeptical of the benefits of flexibility, but the fitness world doesn’t want to hear it Alex Hutchinson When you buy something using the retail links in our stories, we may earn a small commission. Outside does not accept money for editorial gear reviews. Read more about our policy. To be honest, writing...
by Alan Williams, University of Plymouth The human brain’s ability to recall a single movement is significantly affected by the characteristics of previous actions it was learned with, a new study has shown. Research led by the University of Plymouth explored how distinct prior actions affected a person’s ability to perform certain simple movements, corresponding...
