Runners who complete one of the world's most difficult ultra-marathons experience less neuromuscular fatigue, inflammation, and muscle damage than those who run distances half to one quarter as long. The... View More
Just a few extra pounds can raise the risk of heart failure by 17%, according to new research in PLOS Medicine. The research was led by Swedish scientists who used a new technique to examine obesity and... View More
Can healthcare providers motivate patients to change their lifestyles and improve their health? Researchers from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, in a presentation at the American Diabetes Association's... View More
Researchers have found that exercise helps "bad" fat transform into a form of "good" fat that is more metabolically active. Continued at MedicalNewsToday>>... View More
Doing 150 minutes of exercise is just as good for you all in one go as it is broken up into several sessions each week, researchers from Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, reported in the journal... View More
Taking calcium and vitamin D before exercise may influence how bones adapt to exercise, according to a new study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.... View More
Memory improves in older, overweight women after they lose weight by dieting, and their brain activity actually changes in the regions of the brain that are important for memory tasks, a new study finds.... View More
If you are healthy and plan to start running for the first time, it is perfectly all right to put on a pair of completely ordinary 'neutral' running shoes without any special support. Even though your... View More
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) launched a new program to give thousands of men and women leaving the U.S. Armed Forces the opportunity to continue to serve their nation in an important new way.... View More
Striking the likes of Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose, L.A. Lakers' Kobe Bryant and Detroit Tigers' Victor Martinez, tears in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are one of the most rampant and serious knee... View More
A new study presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrates that progressive muscle strengthening using a Swiss ball is effective in improving muscle... View More
Vitamin C may substantially reduce bronchoconstriction caused by exercise, says Dr. Harri Hemila from the University of Helsinki, Finland. Hemila's meta-analysis "Vitamin C may alleviate exercise-induced... View More
Taking short walks after meals may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in older people by helping to reduce the risky spikes in blood sugar that occur after filling the stomach with food, according to a... View More
Go ye and sin no more - or pay for it, when it comes to junk food, smoking and consuming alcohol. That's the message from two Mayo Clinic physicians who say raising "sin" taxes on tobacco and alcoholic... View More
Breakthrough research by Kusum Ailawadi, professor of Marketing at the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth, can change the way companies think about marketing their products to consumers and shows that,... View More
A large, multi-center study led by Johns Hopkins researchers has found a significant link between lifestyle factors and heart health, adding even more evidence in support of regular exercise, eating a... View More
A new study from the Copenhagen Centre for Team Sport and Health at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, demonstrates that soccer training improves heart function, reduces blood pressure and elevates... View More
It is a commonly held perception that getting in shape and staying there requires hard work and hours upon hours of training. New research shows the opposite - it seems that only four minutes of vigorous... View More
Kaia F.I.T. has selected Pronto as its exclusive partner for Internet Presence Management and will provide the same services to their expanding Kaia Franchise businesses around the country. Co-Owners,... View More
An integrated system of stroke care delivery in Ontario, Canada, has resulted in fewer deaths from stroke and fewer discharges to long-term care facilities because of better access to optimal stroke care,... View More
