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11/04/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

You need exercise to keep your bones strong

Many adults can look back to a period in their childhood where they went outside to play; however, this isn’t the case for most children in today’s generation. Nowadays, children and young adults spend 60 percent of their day doing sedentary activities like lying down, watching TV, and playing video games. This is unfortunate, not […]

10/25/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Exercise is necessary for bone health

Physical inactivity has potential repercussions on health. A group of researchers from the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute determined the effects of physical activity and sedentary time on bone strength during adolescence. In their study, published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, it was revealed that physical […]

06/07/2018 / By Carol Anderson

Being unfit is just as bad as diabetes in terms of being at risk of cardiovascular disease

The phrase, “I’ll exercise tomorrow,” is probably one of the many promises that we hardly keep. Mostly, due to our busy schedules, we opt for munching on our comfort foods than jogging or hitting the gym to relieve our stress. This scenario often leads to a person becoming unfit which leads to certain health risks. […]

01/28/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Daily physical activity is more important than weight: New study finds it lowers risk of cancer, heart attack, stroke – even in people who are overweight or obese

Walking, jogging, biking, or doing any physical activity every day will reduce the risk of cancer, heart attack, and stroke, no matter what your body mass index (BMI) is, according to a study. A team of researchers from Copenhagen University in Denmark evaluated data from The Danish National Health Examination Survey 2007-2008, which involved 10,976 […]

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