Decline in fitness speeds up after 45
October 27th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): Fitness level declines with age and begins to drop particularly sharply after age 45, says a new study.Published in the latest issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, ... Read more...
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Aerobic exercise can cut risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
September 10th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): Patients with a sedentary lifestyle who engage in routine physical activities lower their risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), say researchers from the University of Sydney.The lower ... Read more...
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Fitness improves memory, increases brain size
February 25th, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) Elderly adults who are more physically fit tend to have bigger hippocampi, a part of the brain that has a bearing on spatial memory.
Remove the hippocampus, as was ... Read more...
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Physical fitness improves spatial memory in older adults
February 25th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Older adults who are physically fit have better spatial memory than those who are less healthy, says a new study.Spatial memory is the part of memory responsible ... Read more...
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Exercise during pregnancy cuts complication risk
October 9th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): Moderate exercise during pregnancy does not contribute to low birth weight, premature birth or miscarriage, according to a new study, which claims that physical activities during the ... Read more...
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Fitness, not fat, may be stronger predictor of older adults longevity
December 5th, 2007 - 12:48 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 5 (ANI): A new study has found that fitness level, not body fat, could be stronger in judging longevity for older adults.Xuemei Sui, M.D., of the University of South Carolina, ... Read more...
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