Latest Fitness Industry News
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- High cholesterol may lead to dementia [news]
- People who have even slightly elevated cholesterol when they are middle-aged have a higher risk of dementia later on. The study of nearly 10,000 people found that those with high cholesterol in their 40s - a reading of 240 or higher - had a 66 percent higher risk of Alzheimer's disease 40 years later.
- Businesses Look At Ways To Improve Employee Health [news]
- "If you want to live, don't take a seat. ‘The worst thing you can do is to say 'take a seat' when they walk in your office." This was one of many simple and often free suggestions for businesses as well as individuals to reform their own health care.
- Technogym Launches ‘Personal’ Treadmill [news]
- Technogym, a leading producer of fitness and wellness equipment, has introduced its latest treadmill ‘Run Personal’, which offers a number of personal features besides wellness options.
- A Heavy Burden - Obese Kids Do Worse At School [news]
- Physically fit school students perform better academically than their out-of-shape classmates, according to a new study. The report found that students who placed in the top third of the school system's fitness scale had higher math and reading scores on average than students in the bottom third.
- Good nutrition boosts performance [news]
- Do you ever feel that you have no energy for your workout? Good nutrition practices play an important role in workout endurance and sport performance. If you are active, you need to consume enough carbohydrates, proteins and fluids at the right time of the day to improve fitness performance and recovery.
- Tips to safely get rid of stiffness, aching in your neck [news]
- Harmless stiffness often progresses to a serious loss of range of motion and progressive degeneration of the upper spine. You can avoid this by starting a regular neck-stretching routine to improve your alignment.
- Enjoy a fit and happy pregnancy [news]
- There's no need to cancel your gym membership just because you're expecting. With a little care and good advice, you can keep youself and the little one healthy
- When running becomes a pain, be sure to seek help [news]
- Posture and core muscle strength are imperative for athletes to avoid inflammation and injuries. Adults who run marathons and compete in triathlons often appear to be the picture of physical health, but for some of these lean and fit athletes, exercise is a pain.
- Anatomy Trains [news]
- An Introduction to Concepts and Applications of the Superficial Back Line
- "Dreamworld" Eye The Weight-loss Market [news]
- DREAMWORLD is eyeing the weight-loss market and might invent its own Jenny Craig-style diet program to complement its recently launched fitness centre business
- In the gym jargon guide [news]
- If the thought of lifting weights or running on a treadmill doesn't get you in a sweat, then all the complicated words that go with exercise probably will
- Discover the secrets of motivation [news]
- Top coaches know that being psychologically motivated is important in helping you be the best in sport
- Dietary Influences Of Liver Disease Examined [news]
- Diets high in protein and cholesterol are associated with a higher risk of hospitalization or death due to cirrhosis or liver cancer
- Weight Loss Weapon [news]
- UCLA researchers have found an extract in white kidney beans may help the body stop carbs from breaking down into sugars
- More Weight Equals Longer Hospital Stays [news]
- Sociologists found a direct relationship between obesity and duration and frequency of hospital stays
- Fortified bread gets OK despite health worry [news]
- The Government is pushing ahead with the mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid, despite admitting to health concerns over the practice
- Exercise Suppresses Appetite by Affecting Appetite Hormones [news]
- A vigorous 60-minute workout on a treadmill affects the release of two key appetite hormones, ghrelin and peptide YY, while 90 minutes of weight lifting affects the level of only ghrelin, according to a new study.
- Abnormal Heart Function Associated With Reduced Capacity For Exercise [news]
- Patients with abnormal diastolic function in the left ventricle of the heart have a substantially lower maximum capacity for exercise
- Exercisers picking up good vibrations [news]
- There's a whole lot of shaking going on in gyms these days.
- New Reason To Hit The Gym: Fighting Memory Loss [news]
- Research has shown that people who exercise do better on memory tests.
- Yoga On The Rise [news]
- The practice of Yoga is extending far beyond its meditative and philosophical roots to become a fashionable mainstream lifestyle pursuit, with health clubs and fitness centres redefining the practice through a range of traditional and diverse classes.
- Isolation is Dead...Long Live Integration [news]
- This article is not about motivation, but about resistance training, but the question is very pertinent – Why do we train the way we train? Written by Paul Taylor
- Older People Who Diet Without Exercising Lose Valuable Muscle Mass [news]
- A group of sedentary and overweight older people placed on a four-month exercise program not only became more fit, but burned off more fat, compared to older sedentary people who were placed on a diet but did not exercise.
- Losing Weight After Pregnancy: Diet And Exercise Better Than Diet Alone [news]
- Preliminary evidence suggests that a combination of dieting and exercise is a more effective way of losing weight after pregnancy than dieting alone.
- Obese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Can Lose Weight With A Doctor's Help [news]
- Simple weight-loss advice from a physician and regular follow-up helped obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome lose a substantial amount of weight, a new study found.
- Exercise Program Reduces Migraine Suffering [news]
- While physical exercise has been shown to trigger migraine headaches among sufferers, a new study describes an exercise program that is well tolerated by patients. The findings show that the program decreased the frequency of headaches and improved quality of life.
- Abnormal Heart Function Associated With Reduced Capacity For Exercise [news]
- Patients with abnormal diastolic function in the left ventricle of the heart have a substantially lower maximum capacity for exercise, according to a new study.
- International Conference Report on Movement Dysfunction [news]
- Substantial scientific evidence supporting the motor control retraining approach to rehab. Written by Jacqui Clark.
- Supercharge Me! [news]
- Sports supplements - do we need them?
- The glycaemic index (GI) and weight loss [news]
- Can choosing low-GI foods help with weight loss?
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