Tag: exercise
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What counts as exercise?
In the 80s and 90s, people were told they weren’t getting enough exercise unless they sweat it out in a gym or on the pavement. This impression still lingers today in fitness centres and on social media, and with some personal trainers. If you are doing this type of activity, great! But we now know…
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How Sitting Affects Your Brain
Sitting for long periods of time is associated with increased risk for diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. It’s even associated with early death. Now research has started to look at the link between sitting with brain function and dementia. But when it comes to brain health, the results aren’t…
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Exercise is More than the Calories You Burn
Lots of people talk about exercise and calories in the same breath. Exercise machines flash how many calories burned. Fitness influencers focus on body fat and how one looks. One would think the only reason to exercise is to burn calories. But exercise and activity are far more than just calories. Exercise and Calories –…
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What does it mean to be healthy?
We can’t go anywhere without hearing or seeing messages telling us to be healthier. Social media is flooded with fitness and diet influencers. And magazines fill check-out counters with covers screaming at to lose weight, eat healthier, exercise, sit less and get more sleep. Every week it seems a new life-enhancing diet comes out. Even…