For the women here - a great way to exercise

Lady Luna · Nov 16, 2011

I sure wish there was something like this around here!

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Black Monarch · Nov 18, 2011

It's French, and therefore it does not deserve to exist.

waltky · Oct 16, 2012

Yea, Uncle Ferd likes watchin' his womens exercise...

Sitting for long periods 'is bad for your health'
15 October 2012 - Sitting for long periods increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and death, researchers suggest.

The scientists from Leicester and Loughborough Universities say harm is done even if people also exercise. The study, published in Diabetologia, analysed 18 existing studies involving almost 800,000 people. Diabetes UK said anyone who spent a lot of time sitting or lying down would "obviously benefit" from moving more. The researchers say the opportunities for sedentary behaviour in modern society such as watching TV, sitting in a car or using a computer are "ubiquitous".

Of course, in modern society many people head to the gym for a burst of exercise to redress the balance. But the research team, led by Dr Emma Wilmot from the Diabetes Group at the University of Leicester, says while going to the gym or pool after work is better than heading straight for the sofa, spending a long time sitting down remains bad for you.

Healthy lifestyle?

Each of the studies they assessed used different measures - for example more or less than 14 hours a week watching TV, or self-reported sitting time of less than three hours a day to more than eight. The researchers say this means it is not possible to give an absolute limit for how much sedentary time is bad for you. But Dr Emma Wilmot, who led the study, said it was clear that those who sat the most had a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease and death than those who sat the least.

She said: "If a worker sits at their desk all day then goes to the gym, while their colleague heads home to watch TV, then the gym-goer will have better health outcomes. "But there is still a health risk because of the amount of sitting they do. "Comparatively, the risk for a waiter who is on their feet all day is going to be a lot lower." She added: "People convince themselves they are living a healthy lifestyle, doing their 30 minutes of exercise a day. "But they need to think about the other 23.5 hours."

'Easy change'
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waltky · Oct 23, 2012

Yea, dat's why Uncle Ferd has Granny mow the lawn - it's good exercise fer her...

Exercising in your 70s 'may stop brain shrinkage'
22 October 2012 - Regular exercise protects the brain, experts suspect

Exercising in your 70s may stop your brain from shrinking and showing the signs of ageing linked to dementia, say experts from Edinburgh University. Brain scans of 638 people past the age of retirement showed those who were most physically active had less brain shrinkage over a three-year period. Exercise did not have to be strenuous - going for a walk several times a week sufficed, the journal Neurology says. But giving the mind a workout by doing a tricky crossword had little impact.

The study found no real brain-size benefit from mentally challenging activities, such as reading a book, or other pastimes such as socialising with friends and family. When the researchers examined the brain's white matter - the wiring that transmits messages round the brain - they found that the people over the age of 70 who were more physically active had fewer damaged areas than those who did little exercise.

And they had more grey matter - the parts of the brain where the messages originate. Experts already know that our brains tend to shrink as we age and that this shrinkage is linked to poorer memory and thinking. And previous studies have shown that exercise helps reduce the risk of dementia and can slow down its onset. But scientists are still baffled about why this is.

'Never too late'
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waltky · Nov 8, 2012

Uncle Ferd likes to watch the hoochie-coochie lady next door do her exercises...

Routine Exercise Found to Extend Life Almost Five Years
November 08, 2012 - Finding was made by researchers with the US National Cancer Institute

People who engage in regular leisure-time physical activities, such as walking, biking or swimming, can live years longer than those who dont do any leisure-time exercise, according to a large survey of adults. The study of more than 650,000 adults found that those who engaged in routine leisure time physical activity, even if they were overweight or obese, lived as many as 4 1/2 years longer, on average, than those who did no exercise. The finding by researchers with the U.S. National Cancer Institute, or NCI, was based on data from six population-based studies of people between the ages of 40 and 90, designed to identify various cancer-risk factors.

Steven Moore, with NCIs division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, and the studys lead author, says there are several ways that regular exercise can extend a persons lifespan. It reduces your risk of heart disease. It reduces risk of hypertension [high blood pressure], of hyperlipidemia [high blood cholesterol]; it has a number of benefits in terms of lung function," he said. "So, I think it has a very broad effect on different measures and indexes of health. And that comes out when you look at life expectancy.

The U.S. government recommends that adults aged 18 to 64 get either 2 1/2 hours of moderate-intensity or 1 1/4 hours of vigorous-intensity exercise each week. That might range from leisurely walking to vigorous running or bike-riding, for example. Researchers found that in general, people who got the recommended amount of exercise lived an average of 3.4 years longer, and life expectancy was extended by 4.2 years for those who engaged in twice the recommended amount of leisure activity.

Moore says investigators found even a moderate level of exercise, equivalent to 10 minutes of walking per day, was associated with a gain of about two years of life expectancy. To get the full benefit, you would have to do the equivalent of about 45 or more minutes a day of walking. And that was associated in our study with a gain of about four to 4 1/2 years of life expectanc, Moore said. But Moore says there was no significant increase in life expectancy among those who did more than 45 minutes of daily exercise. An article on leisure time physical activity and life expectancy is published in the journal PLoS Medicine.

http://www.voanews.com/content/health-exercise-life-expectency/1542236.html
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waltky · Jan 30, 2016

Pregnant women should, whenever possible, exercise...

Exercise during pregnancy can combat BP and oversized babies
Saturday 30th January, 2016 - Pregnant women should, whenever possible, exercise to combat high blood pressure, excessive weight gain and oversized babies, states a new study led by Western University and the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid.

The study, conducted in Madrid, looked at the impact of exercise on the health of hundreds of pregnant women. Carried out with 400 women each in two groups, the study found that expectant women who had structured exercise dealt with lesser issues of hypertension and weight gain as compared to the ones who did not. The study report, which appeared in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, stresses that the group which followed structured exercise routine three times in seven days discovered significant health advantages both for mother and baby.

The second group in the study was a control group which received regular care from doctors during pregnancy. Michelle Mottola, director of the R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation Exercise and Pregnancy Lab at Western University, points out that women who did regular exercise have more chances to prevent hypertension and are also likely to avoid avoiding excessive gestational weight gain. This group also included fewer children who were born with excessive weight.

Mottola says that pregnant women should be active and aim to walk 10,000 steps a day during pregnancy because if they don't, the long-term effects could cause health risks to them, as well as their children. "You can greatly improve your fitness level by walking. Many people think that you have to go to the gym and sweat and yes, that's true for some people but walking will also give you great aerobic benefit. It's very important to be physically active during pregnancy. We suggest 10,000 steps a day. If you can walk 10,000 steps a day, that's incredible," says Mottola.

The study revealed that without exercise during pregnancy, women are three times more likely to develop hypertension (high blood pressure), 1.5 times more likely to gain excessive weight and 2.5 times more likely to give birth to macrosomic (or oversized) babies. "The oversized babies are at a higher risk of developing chronic diseases later in life, like obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and/or hypertension. We really want to try and prevent those big babies because they are at risk for health issues," explains Mottola. The prevalence of some form of hypertension during pregnancy can be up to 10 percent, with the rates of diagnosis varying according to the country and population studied and the criteria used to establish the diagnosis.

http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/...-pregnancy-can-combat-bp-and-oversized-babies
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