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11/15/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Pilates exercise found to improve motor control in middle-aged women

Age shouldn’t be an excuse for avoiding physical activity. In fact, it should serve as an even bigger reason to exercise. An inactive lifestyle can compromise a person’s body composition, especially as they grow older. This can consequently lead to reduced motor control, which can incapacitate the individual. To avoid these consequences, it’s best that older people continue participating in […]

11/05/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Middle-aged women who perform Pilates exercises have better motor control: Study

Exercise is a crucial part of a healthy lifestyle, but as people age, they tend to become more inactive. One of the effects of reduced physical activity is poor motor control. Researchers from the University of Birjand and Imam Khomeini International University evaluated the potential effects of Pilates on the motor control of middle-aged women. As people age, they […]

11/04/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

You need exercise to keep your bones strong

Many adults can look back to a period in their childhood where they went outside to play; however, this isn’t the case for most children in today’s generation. Nowadays, children and young adults spend 60 percent of their day doing sedentary activities like lying down, watching TV, and playing video games. This is unfortunate, not […]

10/25/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Exercise is necessary for bone health

Physical inactivity has potential repercussions on health. A group of researchers from the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute determined the effects of physical activity and sedentary time on bone strength during adolescence. In their study, published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, it was revealed that physical […]

06/07/2018 / By Carol Anderson

Being unfit is just as bad as diabetes in terms of being at risk of cardiovascular disease

The phrase, “I’ll exercise tomorrow,” is probably one of the many promises that we hardly keep. Mostly, due to our busy schedules, we opt for munching on our comfort foods than jogging or hitting the gym to relieve our stress. This scenario often leads to a person becoming unfit which leads to certain health risks. […]

11/25/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

The up-side of chores: Daily physical activity, such as house-keeping, found to prolong life for older women

Household chores may not be the most exciting thing to do, but there is an upside to all of it. A new study finds that simple household chores like washing the dishes and folding the laundry may increase your chance of living longer. In the study, the researchers studied the data of over 6,000 white, […]

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