Category: physical activity
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Five Reasons to Exercise in Later Life
Exercise is good for you no matter what your age. But it may be especially important to exercise in later life . And don’t worry if you’ve haven’t exercised before. It’s never to late to start as being active now is what’s most important. So here are five reasons to exercise as you get older:…
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Unravelling the limits and benefits of exercise with sports cardiologist Dr. Saul Isserow
We’ve known for a long time that exercise is good for us. It prevents heart disease, cancer and early death. But what if you have heart disease already? Is exercise safe? And what about those stories we hear of athletes who after a life of intense training develop disease? Are they doing more harm than…
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“What is the best way to lose weight?”
I was recently asked what is the best way to lose weight? It’s an easy enough question and one on a lot of people’s minds. When I first hear the question, a lot of things race through my head. Is the weight loss for health reasons? Or is it for looks? What previous experience does…
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Is exercise the miracle cure?
In 2015, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in the UK called exercise the miracle cure. In their paper, the Academy outlined the benefits of exercise and encouraged doctors to promote it to their patients. This idea of exercise as the miracle cure went largely unnoticed until a recent editorial in the prestigious British Medical…