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Physical and Mental Health - Exercise, Fitness and Activity
Healthy body, healthy mind! Physical Exercise, Fitness, Running, Jogging, Gym and Activity. Twitter Hashtag: #GymEd Curated by Peter Mellow |
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New research shows a 350 per cent increase in the estimated cancers that are attributable to people not moving enough.
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Activity trackers come with a variety of functionalities. While some are important, others you can pay less attention to.
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Through many social inequities, First Nations peoples are more likely to experience poor mental health. A new review shows how physical activity that includes cultural practices can help.
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Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030, costing US$ 27 billion annually, if governments don’t take urgent action to encourage more physical activity among their populations.
The Global status report on physical activity 2022, published today by the World Health Organization, measures the extent to which governments are implementing recommendations to increase physical activity across all ages and abilities.
Data from 194 countries show that overall, progress is slow and that countries need to accelerate the development and implementation of policies to increase levels of physical activity and thereby prevent disease and reduce burden on already overwhelmed health care systems.
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Sitting too much can boost stroke risk. But adding more movement—even low-effort activity such as doing household chores—may help lower tha
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Some of the greatest gains are seen when people shift from being sedentary toward ambling for even one extra hour each day.
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Just over 10% of the world’s adults now live with diabetes and the COVID pandemic saw many people sitting down for longer periods – but small daily changes can improve health.
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Study says that physical activity later in life shifts energy away from processes that compromise health and toward mechanisms in the body that extend it.
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Governments spend millions to try to get kids moving but these interventions may be short-lived, or only benefit a group of kids. Our program is cost-effective and can work long term.
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Modern lifestyles are increasingly sedentary and inactive, and the public health effects of this are only just starting to show up, says author and Guardian reporter Peter Walker
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New guidelines have shifted the finish line for how much exercise we should be doing – and Australians have fallen behind.
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Too much sitting is bad for you, but a new study suggests short period of exercise can help combat the damage.
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The times when we most want comfort and rest may paradoxically be the times we most need to move, for the sake of our well-being.
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If you're feeling pain in your hips or knees, you might be inclined to lay off those joints, but that's one of the worst things you can do. Instead, keep moving.
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Movement and even minor exercise bring nutrients to the joints and keeps them healthy, health experts say.
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We've got 6 tips and a tailored exercise program to help you keep active at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Taking an extra 4,000 steps a day, even if it’s around your living room, may lower your risk of dying prematurely.
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Walk more and sit less: even light exercise is linked to a lower risk of death
In the 1950s the London busman’s study found that bus drivers developed a higher rate of coronary heart disease than their bus conductor counterparts.Since then, observational studies have repeatedly suggested that sedentary behaviour is bad and physical activity is good for health and longevity. Guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity each week.
Guideline evidence is mostly based on self report of the amount, intensity, and frequency of activity. Self report is, however, open to recall and reporting bias, potentially resulting in underestimation of low intensity activity and overestimation of overall activity. Self reports are also imprecise. Exactly how much activity (and at what intensity) is needed to protect health remains unclear. In addition, sedentary behaviour is emerging as a potentially independent risk factor for adverse health outcomes despite inconsistency in ascertainment of sedentary time.
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While trying to make time for exercise, you may have wondered what's more beneficial: squeezing in 10 minutes here and there between tasks each day, or packing it into fewer, longer sessions each week.
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They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but a new study shows getting active in middle and old age — even if you weren't active before — is strongly linked to longevity.
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More health and medical news on the Mayo Clinic News Network. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/
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We're moving away from the word 'exercise' - making your bed uses as much energy as walking.
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“We are moving away from the word ‘exercise,’” says a researcher. The new term: “active living.”