Adding distance to your daily walk and picking up your pace can help reduce risk of heart problems associated with high blood pressure, a new study says. Compared to a minimum step count of 2,300 steps, every 1,000 additional steps are associated with a 17% lower risk of heart attack, heart failure and stroke, researchers… read on > read on >
The Presidential Fitness Test is returning to U.S. schools after more than a decade. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to bring back the program, which aims to improve physical fitness among students. The test was launched in 1956 and ended in 2013. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy… read on > read on >
If you’ve had a heart attack or are in heart failure, doctors often prescribe cardiac rehabilitation to strengthen your heart. A new study contends that these programs are also appropriate for folks with the common irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), and may even help treat the condition. That could be game-changing news: Up till… read on > read on >
Two years’ involvement in programs focused on healthy eating, regular exercise and “brain training” exercises appears to have helped a wide range of older adults — even those at heightened risk for Alzheimer’s — avoid cognitive decline, a new study finds. The findings, presented Monday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto, “encourage us… read on > read on >
Want to cut your odds of an early death by almost 20%? Take just 15 minutes out of your day for a brisk walk, researchers advise. While it’s known that regular walking is healthy, the new study suggests maintaining a peppy pace is key. “Individuals should strive to incorporate more intense physical activity into their… read on > read on >
LaShae Rolle, 27, is a competitive powerlifter capable of squatting 441 pounds, benching 292 pounds and deadlifting 497 pounds. Last year, breast cancer tried to derail Rolle’s dreams of going up against the best of the best. But Rolle steamrolled her cancer, keeping up an intense strength training program throughout her treatment. And then she… read on > read on >
The struggle to tame wrinkles is an age-old conflict, with people using any number of lotions, creams and treatments to try and smooth their skin. Now, researchers say they know exactly why skin wrinkles. “This is no longer just a theory,” senior researcher Guy German, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Binghamton University in… read on > read on >
Walkers don’t need to march 10,000 steps a day to gain substantial health benefits, a comprehensive new evidence review has concluded. Instead, getting just 7,000 steps a day appears to be most effective in reducing a person’s risk of death and chronic illness, researchers reported today in The Lancet Public Health. Results show that anything… read on > read on >
A “weekend warrior” exercise schedule can lower diabetics’ risk of early death, a new study says. People with diabetes who get all their recommended weekly exercise in one or two sessions – the “weekend warrior” approach – were 21% less likely to die early from any cause than their counterparts who don’t work out, researchers… read on > read on >
Apparently healthy endurance athletes could have scar tissue building up in their heart, increasing their risk of dangerous abnormal heart rhythms, a new study says. About half of a large group of middle-aged male cyclists and triathletes showed signs of scarring in their heart’s left ventricle, the lower chamber responsible for pumping oxygenated blood out… read on > read on >
