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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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One of the side effects of working from home full-time because of the pandemic is working with a less than ergonomically ideal setup. Most of us didn’t have a home office space ready and waiting wh…
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Just a little light physical activity during work can improve health. Here’s how to incorporate “exercise snacks” and improve your health, even if you’re desk-bound.
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Sitting too much is bad for health. But there are ways to make time spent seated a little healthier. For example, people can keep their brains active by reading, writing, doing a hobby (such as knitting), or playing an instrument. And people can exercise while in a seated position. It's possible to do an aerobic workout that gets the heart and lungs pumping, such as a seated dance routine or calisthenics, as well as muscle-strengthening activities or stretching exercises.
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I eat my greens and I look after my gums. There’s not much I won’t do for the sake of my health. But this? Get lost, writes Emma Beddington
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The results underscore just how pervasive the consequences of sitting can be, and suggest that exercise by itself may not protect us.
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Prolonged sitting is linked with earlier death risk from all causes and for major cardiovascular disease, according to a large study.
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Health professionals have long warned that long periods of sitting can put you at risk for chronic diseases and early death. But how long can you sit without the impacts? A new study shows how much movement and how much sitting you should aim for.
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Exercise like an astronaut and you might avoid the unhealthy effects of sitting too much, according to recent studies about the benefits of space workouts.
The research, which involved astronauts on the International Space Station and bed-bound volunteers in Houston, suggest that the right mix of scientifically tested exercises can stave off undesirable physical consequences from being weightless on the space station — or inactive for long hours on Earth.
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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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Working out for 30 minutes every day “might not be enough” to counter the health issues created by prolonged sitting, said the study author.
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USC researchers explored link between sedentary behavior and dementia risk, find that type of activity matters when it comes to brain aging.
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Failure to look after your hip flexors can lead to injury, walking problems, posture issues and back pain.
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It found people who sat for more than eight hours daily increased their risk for early death and heart disease by 20 percent.
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Any movement, no matter how slight, counts as physical activity and can be good for your health.
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Sitting for hours at a desk can play havoc with our metabolic health, contributing over time to high blood sugar and high cholesterol, even in people who otherwise seem mostly healthy. But a practical though small new study shows that standing up and moving every 30 minutes for about three minutes may lessen the health impacts of over-sitting.
The study found that climbing several flights of stairs, bopping through some jumping jacks or squats or even taking as few as 15 steps during these mini-breaks improved aspects of blood sugar control among office workers, without noticeably interrupting their workflow.
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Climbing stairs, doing jumping jacks or even taking as few as 15 steps during mini-breaks improved blood sugar control among office workers.
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Researchers found the amount of time spent sitting can greatly affect your risk of stroke.
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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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Yes, standing desks are still worth the hype, according to a spinal and neurosurgeon, who says neck and back complaints are rife among workers.
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Len Kravitz, PhD, reviews studies suggesting that brief movement breaks after 30 minutes of sitting can help address the risks of sedentary lifestyles.
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When you're in pain, it may be hard to make yourself get up and move. But consider this: A growing body of evidence suggests that spending too many hours sitting is hazardous to your health. Habitual inactivity raises risks for obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, deep-vein thrombosis, and metabolic syndrome.
Researchers aren't sure why prolonged sitting has such harmful health consequences. But one possible explanation is that it relaxes your largest muscles. When muscles relax, they take up very little glucose from the blood, raising your risk of type 2 diabetes.
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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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Need another reason to move? Sedentary behavior was linked to an increased risk of fatal cancer.
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The irony is that we're staying home to protect our health, but all that added sitting is putting our health at risk in other ways.
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Australians sit on average for 10 hours a day, and this total is likely to have risen during the pandemic. Timely new research shows we need to move more for the sake of our mental health, too.