Walk to Work for Mental Wellness
9/30/2014New research has found that commuting to work under your own physical locomotion (not driving) has been linked to a...
Read MoreGym Goers Earn Higher GPAs
7/29/2014Students who are members of a campus fitness center tend to have higher grade point averages than their peers who...
Read MoreYouth Fitness on Steady Decline
7/26/2014A new study by the Centers for Disease Control has found that physical activity among children peaks as early as...
Read MoreWalk for Parkinson’s Disease
7/19/2014Individuals with mild or even moderate Parkinson's disease can greatly improve their symptoms just by walking several times a week.
Read MoreTV More Deadly Than Computers
7/5/2014Viewers under the age of 40 who watch lots of television double their risk of death, according to a new...
Read MoreHealthier Life in a Walkable Neighborhood
7/3/2014According to new research, residing in a place that is conducive to lots of walking means you may be less...
Read MoreMarathon Running and the Heart
4/12/2014Despite a recent study, until a verdict can be reached more conclusively, it is probably safer for the majority of...
Read MoreVigorous Exercise and Obesity
3/1/2014New research has found that the average obese woman exercises vigorously only one hour a year! Obese men do slightly...
Read MoreExercise or Medication?
1/9/2014Studies show that exercise is equally as effective as medication in preventing death from both diabetes and heart disease and...
Read MorePhysical Activity and Kidney Stones
12/28/2013Walking for approximately three hours per week or jogging for just an hour a week may lower the chance of...
Read MoreExercise Increases Sperm Count
10/29/2013Research has determined that men who exercise consistently are more likely to have a sperm count that is higher than...
Read MoreToo Much Exercise, Yet Again?
9/21/2013Some people exercise so much that, according to studies, they might actually be risking their health.
Read MoreSmart Phone Use and Inactivity
7/30/2013According to new research, smart phones may turn out to have a substantial downside: the more you use them, the...
Read MoreHow Much Exercise Do You REALLY Need?
7/6/2013Over 80 percent of the US population doesn't do even the minimum amount of exercise recommended by the Health and...
Read MoreBrain Boost from Yoga
6/18/2013A recent study has found that even a brief, 20-minute session of hatha yoga can reap benefits to cognitive function...
Read MoreFitness Lowers Cancer Risk 20 Years On
5/30/2013New research has found that a high level of fitness in middle age appears to confer some protection from cancer...
Read MoreAmericans Fail on Exercise
5/14/2013New research suggests that the vast majority of American adults are foregoing physical activity on a regular basis.
Read MoreExercise Cuts Breast Cancer Risk
4/23/2013A new study has found that post-menopausal women who do a greater amount of physical activity have lower estrogen levels.
Read MoreYoga and Balance
2/20/2013According to a recent study that took place at Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center and Indiana University in Indianapolis, yoga...
Read MoreHow to Build Muscle
2/9/2013We conclude our series on the anatomy and physiology of human muscle by looking at how exercise builds muscle, and...
Read MoreAnatomy & Physics of Muscles
1/26/2013In this newsletter, we continue our examination of the human muscle system by exploring both the physics of muscle movement...
Read MorePhysiology of Muscles
1/12/2013Exploring your muscles and bones is far more interesting than it first appears -- and properly taking care of them,...
Read MoreHairstyles Stop Some Women from Exercising
1/8/2013Recent research has found that a large proportion of African-American women in particular admit to not working out because they...
Read MoreExercise’s Effect on Hunger
11/22/2012Recent studies that have found aerobic exercise can be effective in decreasing the appetite and increasing the feeling that you...
Read MoreYoga therapy study gives hope to stroke victims
11/3/2012People who have had strokes experience symptoms such as difficulty or loss of speech, weakness of limbs, and balance difficulties....
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