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Exercise: eases ‘chronic’ anxiety (and whatever you do, don’t stop)

4. March 2010

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Exercise: eases ‘chronic’ anxiety (and whatever you do, don’t stop)

A review of 40 studies of the effects of exercise on people with chronic illnesses concludes that working out eases anxiety over what ails you. Scientists from the University of Georgia, in a report in the Feb. 22 Archives of Internal Medicine, found that exercise alleviates anxiety in sufferers of heart and circulatory issues, fibromyalgia, [...]

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Let’s Move the toddlers

11. February 2010

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Let’s Move the toddlers

Wondering what you can do as part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move program to stop the super-sizing of our kids? If you have preschoolers, you can do three things according to a study to be published in the March Pediatrics.

Eat dinner as a family (at the table, not on TV trays assembled in [...]

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Running barefoot: Dipping your toe

4. February 2010

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Running barefoot: Dipping your toe

There’s nothing like good news from the scientific community to spur interest in a given exercise: We’re all open to the latest magic bullet when it comes to getting in shape or improving performance. We’re even more susceptible when that magic bullet includes the promise of health minus hurt. Which is why a study appearing [...]

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The barefoot runner: Coming in from the cold

3. February 2010

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The barefoot runner: Coming in from the cold

In the midst of Saturday’s snow and ice storm, Jon Hayden of Holly Springs went for an 18-mile run wearing a pair of $5 water shoes from Walmart. The water shoes, a thin glove of rubber and mesh intended for a hot summer day at the beach, were a concession: Hayden, a marathoner, prefers to [...]

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Recent news on the fitness front

1. February 2010

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Recent news on the fitness front

High pulse, higher chance of fatal heart attack, especially in women: Women with a high pulse rate may be particularly prone to fatal heart attacks, according to a study of 50,000 adults in Norway. Researchers found that with each increase of 10 beats per minute, a woman’s risk of dying from a heart attack increases [...]

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