by Charlie Foster, Brett Smith, The Conversation Children and young people with disabilities should aim for between 120 and 180 minutes of aerobic activity a week. Credit: Daisy Daisy/ Shutterstock Being active is good for both physical and mental health. This is why evidence-based recommendations have long existed to advise people on how much exercise, and what type...
BMJ Twenty minutes of daily moderate to vigorous exercise in early old age (70-75) may best stave off major heart disease, including heart failure, in late old age (80+), suggests research published online in the journal Heart. The findings reinforce the maxim of ‘better late than never,’ when it comes to exercise, but earlier on in...
by Edith Cowan University Credit: Pexels Lifting weights for as little as three seconds a day can have a positive impact on muscle strength, a new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has discovered. A collaboration with researchers from Niigata University of Health and Welfare (NUHW) in Japan had 39 healthy university students perform one muscle...
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO A team led by researchers from the University of Waterloo discovered that a significant increase in tear secretion and tear film stability after participating in aerobic exercise can be another remedy for relieving dry, itchy eyes. Every time we blink, our eyes are covered in tear film—an essential protective coating necessary for...
by University of Portsmouth Credit: CC0 Public Domain Those hoping to avoid one of the worst side effects of aging—bone, joint and muscle pain that doesn’t go away—might need to exercise a lot harder and more often than previously believed. According to a new study, only high levels of activity at least once a week—playing...
by Lynn Shea, Carnegie Mellon University Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Athletes and sports fans know that a torn ACL knocks a player out of the game, requires surgical repair and involves a long recovery. But for many injured athletes, being temporarily sidelined is only the beginning of a lifelong struggle. According to Eni Halilaj, an...
by Bhanu Sharma, The Conversation Concussion patients were once prescribed rest in a dark room, but in recent years concussion management has literally come out of the dark. Credit: Shutterstock Public interest in concussion has exploded over the space of a generation, together with a new understanding of how best to help patients recover. Concussion...
by Robert M. Erskine, Gerard McMahon, The Conversation It may not be better than other methods for building muscle. Credit: Master1305/ Shutterstock Resistance training (such as weight lifting) is an effective way to increase muscle size and strength, which is important for people of all ages. Having more muscle can not only help us lose weight,...
January 12, 2022 in News To better cope with all the dispiriting news this winter about rising Covid-19 cases and so much else, you might want to get out and play in the snow, according to a new report. The large-scale study of almost 200,000 cross-country skiers found that being physically active halves the risk of developing...
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA Interventions aimed at promoting physical activity in people with asthma could improve their symptoms and quality of life – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers looked at whether interventions such as aerobic and strength or resistance training, had helped participants with asthma. Although they found that...
