“It’s necessary to explain to people that they risk losing muscle strength if they don’t get enough vitamin D. They need to expose themselves to the sun, eat food rich in vitamin D or take a supplement, and do resistance training exercises to maintain muscle strength.”... Read More
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To Stretch or Not to Stretch?
Dynamic stretches are active movements causing your muscles to stretch, with the stretch not held in the end positions. Many individuals prefer dynamic stretching to prepare muscles for movement before exercise.... Read More
Running and Knees
Some good news: Running does not appear to result in sustained wear and tear of healthy knee cartilage. A new study also suggests small, short-term alterations to cartilage after a run reverse within hours.... Read More
How Many Steps to Improve Health?
A daily walk totaling 10,000 steps was associated with a lower risk of heart disease, cancer, and dementia.... Read More
5 Exercises to Boost Your Brain
Doing moderate and vigorous exercise — even if for less than 10 minutes — appeared to be associated with much higher cognition scores than people who were more sedentary.... Read More
Drop Your Blood Pressure
Are you a heavy consumer of alcohol? If the answer is yes, cutting back to moderate drinking levels can lower your systolic (top number) blood pressure by about 5.5 mm Hg and diastolic (lower number) by approximately 4 mm Hg.... Read More