Exercise May Clean Up Brain Junk From Alzheimer's Disease!

"For the 50 million individuals worldwide ailing from Alzheimer’s disease, the announcements by pharmaceutical giants earlier this year that they will end research on therapeutics were devastating. The news is even more devastating considering projections that 100 million more people will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease across the globe by 2050, all potentially without a medical means to better their quality of life." Read more...

How Exercise Might “Clean” the Alzheimer’s Brain. Scientific American. By Jonathan D. Grinstein on October 16, 2018

Nutrition Has Bigger Impact On Bone Strength Than Exercise!

"One question that scientists and fitness experts alike would love to answer is whether exercise or nutrition has a bigger positive impact on bone strength. " Read article...

Nutrition has a greater impact on bone strength than exercise. Medical Xpress. October 17, 2018, University of Michigan

Moderate Vigorous Exercise May Prevent Parkinson's Disease!

"Activities such as running and jogging may protect against the development of Parkinson's disease (PD), new research suggests." Read more...

Moderate, Vigorous Exercise May Protect Against Parkinson's . Damian McNamara. Medscape.
October 02, 2018

Even Moderate Exercise A Few Times A Week Can Slow Alzheimer's Disease!

" Being physically active for at least 2.5 hours per week could delay decline in mental capacity in a rare form of Alzheimer's disease that starts years earlier, according to recently published research." Read more...

Exercise could benefit early-onset Alzheimer's. Catharine Paddock, PhD. Published Friday 28 September 2018.

Even the Fittest Athletes Can Not Always Outrun Cardiovascular Disease!

"Middle-aged adults are exercising more and living longer, but new research from the University of British Columbia suggests that even the fittest among them are not immune to cardiovascular disease—and they often don't have any symptoms. " Read more...

Even the fittest middle-aged athletes can't outrun cardiovascular risk factors. August 31, 2018 by Thandi Fletcher, University of British Columbia

A List of Exercises and How Many Calories They Burn!

"The table below lists the calories burned by doing dozens of activities listed by category (such as gym activities, training and sports activities, home repair etc.) for 30 minutes. Activities and exercises include walking (casual, race, and everything in between), swimming, jogging, yoga, and even watching TV and sleeping. In each category, activities are listed from least to most calories burned." Read more...

 

Calories burned in 30 minutes for people of three different weights. Harvard Health Publishing. July, 2004. https://www.health.harvard.edu/diet-and-weight-loss/calories-burned-in-30-minutes-of-leisure-and-routine-activities?utm_content=buffer3ab23&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer

Exercise in Middle Age Can Help Prevent Dementia Later in Life!

"Research shows cardiovascular strength in your 30s, 40s, and 50s may reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s and dementia." Read more...

Being Fit in Middle Age May Help Protect Against Dementia. Allison Fox. 4/3/2018.

Exercise Slows Heart Aging!

"Your heart, like any other muscle, can weaken over time, especially if you are sedentary. As you age and become less active, the muscle in your heart's left ventricle — the chamber that pumps oxygen-rich blood back out to the body — becomes stiffer." Read more...

Get moving to slow cardiovascular aging. Keep your heart strong and young by giving it a good, regular workout. Harvard health Publishing. May, 2018. 

Exercise in Middle Age Can Lengthen Your Lifespan!

"A single blood pressure reading at age 50 won't say much about survival decades later, but one spin on a bicycle ergometer in middle age showing a good fitness level may predict extra years of life, a new analysis suggests." Read more...

Fitness Levels in Middle-Age May Predict Survival Decades Later . Steve Stiles . August 21, 2018

Sitting For Long Periods Reduces Blood Flow To The Brain!

"A team of researchers with Liverpool John Moores University in the U.K. has found evidence of reduced blood flow to the brain in people who sit for long periods of time. In their paper published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, the group outlines the experiments they carried out with volunteers and what they found." Read more....

Sitting for long hours found to reduce blood flow to the brain. Bob Yirka. Medical Xpress. August 20, 2018.   https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-08-hours-blood-brain.html

The CDC Finally Reverses Its Recommendations for Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome!

After years of trying to convince the CDC, the CDC has now dropped its recommendations of exercise and cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. As anyone with the conditions know, these two things do not help and often makes them worse. Even a little exercise can have long-term impacts on the patient's ability to recover from the condition. However, I believe that cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) may be of some benefit to the depression that usually goes along with suffering from CFS. But it does not treat CFS and may not be worth it in some patients. The recommendation of CBT stems from the thought that CFS was mainly a psychological condition. Whereas, we now know that patients that have CFS have immunological, neurological and other physiological effects. Read more...

Why Did It Take So Long For the CDC to Reverse Course on Debunked Treatments for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Julie Reymeyer and David Tuller. September 25, 2017.






Association between cytokines and psychiatric symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy controls. Nordic journal of psychiatry (31 July 2018), pp. 1-5 by Nina Groven, Egil A. Fors, Valentina C. Iversen, Linda R. White, Solveig Klæbo K. Reitan https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08039488.2018.1493747

Curcumin May Speed Recovery After Exercise!

 

Optimized’ curcumin may reduce markers of inflammation and muscle damage following excessive exercise, says a new study.

Curcumin supplement reduces muscle damage post-exercise: Human data

By Stephen DaniellsStephen Daniells, 21-Mar-2016

Learn To Pace Yourself to Prevent Injury!

 

Overuse injury can happen when you try to take on too much physical activity too quickly. Understand how to pace yourself while getting fit.

 Overuse injury: How to prevent training injuries. Mayo Clinic Staff. Mayo Clinic. February 9, 2016. http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/fitness/in-depth/overuse-injury/art-20045875

Lack of Exercise and Poor Diet May Speed Aging!



An unhealthy diet and lack of exercise may speed up the aging of senescent cells, leading to an acceleration of diseases and conditions normally seen in older age, according to research findings published in Diabetes.

Aging happens faster with poor diet and no exercise. Yvette Brazier. Medical News Today. March 17, 2016. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/308046.php

Feel Depressed? Get Up and Move!

 

Research has shown that the benefits of exercise go beyond just physical wellbeing. Exercise helps support emotional and mental health. So next time you’re feeling down, anxious, or stressed, try to get up and start moving!

 Feel Down? Get Up—Emotional Benefits of Exercise. Go4Life.com. National Institute of Health. https://go4life.nia.nih.gov/tip-sheets/feel-down-get-emotional-benefits-exercise

Short Bouts of Physical Exercise Can Really Add Up!

 

You may want to think twice before taking the elevator to your office or ordering in for lunch. New research has found that small periods of activity which add up to 30 minutes a day worth of exercise can be just as beneficial as longer bouts of physical activity. - See more at:

http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/3848-short-exercise-activity.html?cmpid=514642_20150605_47032816&adbid=606831639168049152&adbpl=tw&adbpr=166181690#sthash.LwBL1rtZ.dpuf

Skip The Carbs At Dinner For Better Training Performance!

 

Strategically skipping bread, pasta and other carbohydrates at dinner might improve subsequent athletic performance, provided those low-carb meals are combined with the right types of workouts, according to a new sports nutrition study.

 For Serious Training, Hold the Carbs at Dinnertime. Gretchen Reynolds. Well. March 9, 2016. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/09/for-serious-training-hold-the-carbs-at-dinnertime/?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nythealth&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Physical Exercise Does Not Affect Density of Breasts, Implications for Breast Cancer!

A woman's level of physical activity does not affect the density of her breasts, according to research presented at 10th European Breast Cancer Conference.

 Revisiting breast density, exercise and breast cancer. Yvette Brazier. Medical News Today. March 9, 2016. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/307651.php?tw

Young Adult Fitness May Predict Diabetes Later in Life!

 

Weight, diet and a lack of activity in adulthood are known to increase the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes. New research using data from Swedish military recruits shows that fitness and strength as a teen can also predict diabetes in later life.

 Fitness and strength in youth predicts diabetes, regardless of weight. Tim Newman. Medical News Today. March 8, 2016. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/307515.php?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=56de96ec04d3016bda55f540&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

Resistance Training Promotes Production of Important Brain Protein As We Age!



Recent studies have demonstrated that exercise is good for the brain. In two studies, the results showed that resistance training vs. strength training may be better for the brain because of a transient rise in BDNF. BDNF is an important brain protein that declines with age. It is assumed that as BDNF declines as we age also results in age-related cognitive impairment. From these studies, it is evident that the kind of exercise one does may influence brain health as we age!

 Strength training does not influence serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor. European journal of applied physiology, Vol. 110, No. 2. (September 2010), pp. 285-293 by Maaike Goekint, Kevin De Pauw, Bart Roelands, et al. http://www.citeulike.org/user/kimberlykramer2015/article/13938794

Neurotrophic growth factor responses to lower body resistance training in older adults. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme (18 November 2015), pp. 1-9 by Jeremy J. Walsh, Trisha D. Scribbans, Robert F. Bentley, et al. http://www.citeulike.org/user/kimberlykramer2015/article/13938797