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A change of pace: Get more from your walks with Google Fit
Google Fit will now play a beat to help you increase your pace and earn more health benefits by increasing the intensity of everyday walks.
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Daily 30-minute workout 'may not benefit everyone'
Glasgow Caledonian University scientists say the exercise you need depends on how long you spend seated each day.
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Core strength: why is it important and how do you maintain it?
Many people have been moving less since the pandemic, and one consequence may be a reduction in core strength. But there are a variety of exercises you can do to focus on improving your core.
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Too Much High-Intensity Exercise May Be Bad for Your Health
A new study hints that excessive HIIT may harm your mitochondria, the energy generators found in every cell of your body.
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Researchers Find The Missing Link For Why Exercise Makes You Smarter
Most of us know by now that successful people exercise. It’s such a status symbol that the workout routines of presidents like Bush and Obama and CEOs like Ariana Huffington and Jeff Bezos are frequently covered by the media. We know exercise is good for us, but one of the biggest appeals for high performers is the way it boosts our cognitive function. Exercise literally makes us smarter. But how exactly does that happen? Spoiler alert: it’s dopamine.
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Overweight and healthy is a big fat lie, obesity study finds
Joggers who jiggle should stop fooling themselves: the idea that you can be chubby but healthy is false, a study suggests. The debate has raged for years: is it better to be a stout sportsperson who regularly exercises, or can you expect fewer health problems if you are sedentary but skinny?
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The U.S. Is Building a Bike Trail That Runs Coast-to-Coast Across 12 States
By Natalie MarchantThe Great American Rail-Trail will be almost 6,000km when complete, and will serve 50 million people within 80km of the route.T
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If You Can Do This Many Pushups in a Row, Harvard Scientists Say Your Risk of Heart Attack Is Over 30 Times Less
And even if you can't, every pushup you can do over a certain number can reduce your risk.
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Man walks circumference of earth without leaving home city
A retired business consultant has walked the equivalent of the circumference of the Earth without leaving his home city. Vinod Bajaj, 70, walked 40,075 kilometres over the past four years in Limerick, in the west of Ireland. He has encouraged others to keep active in the midst of the pandemic.
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Apple Fitness+ reviews: Apple Watch features and engaging instructors make it a compelling Peloton competitor - 9to5Mac
Apple Fitness+ will officially debut later today after being announced back in September. Ahead of the launch, a handful of early reviews are now available, and they widely praise the integration with Apple Watch, the variety of the workouts, and more.
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This New Transparent Paddleboard Lets You See the Ocean Beneath Your Feet
The board also features two rows of LED lights to illuminate the water.
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The longest-living people in the world have these 9 things in common
In the US, the average life expectancy is 78 years. But there are a few places in the world—specifically Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; and Icaria, Greece—where living to be over 100 isn’t uncommon at all. In these regions, known as Blue Zones, the life expectancy isn’t just higher; centenarians are generally also healthy, their minds and bodies still working well.
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‘Awe Walks’ Boost Emotional Well-Being
A regular dose of awe is a simple way to boost healthy ‘prosocial’ emotions such as compassion and gratitude, according to a new study by researchers at the UC San Francisco Memory and Aging Center (MAC) and the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) – a partnership between UCSF and Trinity College Dublin to improve brain health worldwide.
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6 Things You Need for A Better Sleep and Good Health
Sleep plays a key role in every person’s life. Without proper sleep, your overall health and well-being will suffer.
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Why walking to work may be better for you than a casual stroll
Walking with a purpose – especially walking to get to work – makes people walk faster and consider themselves to be healthier, a new study has found.
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Nearly 60% of American children lack healthy cardiorespiratory fitness
Nearly 60% of American children do not have healthy cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), a key measure of physical fitness and overall health, according to “Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Youth – An Important Marker of Health,” a new Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association, published today in the Association’s flagship journal Circulation.
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Strenuous daily exercise may shorten, not prolong, longevity
By analyzing longevity data for professional Japanese traditional artists, researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have found that Kabuki actors, known for their vigorous movements, surprisingly had shorter lifespans compared with other traditional arts performers who lead mostly sedentary lifestyles. The findings suggest that job-related strenuous exercise throughout life may not necessarily extend longevity.
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Study finds link between sitting all day and risk of dying from cancer
Sitting for hours on end could heighten someone's risk of later dying from cancer, according to a sobering new study of the relationship between inactivity and cancer mortality. The study was epidemiological, providing a snapshot of people's lives, so it cannot prove cause and effect. But the findings suggest that extremely sedentary people can be as much as 80 per cent more likely to die of cancer than those who sit the least.
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Get in Shape Girl: A Century of Working Out from Home
The history of Working Out from Home for Women, From Jack Lalance to Yoga Youtube.
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Being overweight is associated with more frequent sexual activity in men but lower frequency in women, study finds
For men, being overweight is linked to increased odds of sexual activity. But the opposite is true for women, according to new research published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. The study examined the relationships between body weight, physical activity, and sexual behavior.
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