Being ‘out of shape’ raises diabetes risk regardless of weight
For adolescents, low cardiorespiratory fitness and poor muscle strength increase their risk for type 2 diabetes later in life, regardless of body weight.
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Exercise guidelines are unrealistic for many
Researchers say current exercise guidelines are unrealistic for many
Around 30% of Alzheimers cases could be avoided
One in three cases of dementia could be avoided by changes in lifestyle
Diabetes risk in women reduced by resistance training
Results show that muscle building exercises, such as lifting weights and doing press-ups, are linked with a lower risk of diabetes.
Exercise could be better than pills
Physical activity rivalled some heart drugs and actually outperformed stroke medicine
An important and overlooked consequence of climate change
The population health risks linked to such temperature changes include increased morbidity and mortality due to infectious disease outbreaks and exposures to air pollution.
Fact or Fiction
‘50% of what we are taught is wrong, the challenge is to work out which 50%’
Walking healthier than running
Brisk walking reduces the risk of heart disease more effectively than running when the energy expenditure of both activities is balanced out according to a new study published in the American Heart Association journal, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.