After the 2012 London Olympics, millions of Britons felt the fitness fever and began working out. To save costs, many of these spirited people tried to exercise at home. The resulting damage to home, property, and body resulted in over 2.1 billion pounds in insurance claims. At home exercise routines include home equipment, the Wii […]
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A new Canadian study has found that adding just 7 minutes of intense physical activity to a child’s regular schedule can have major benefits when it comes to protecting their long-term heart health. The study followed 605 Alberta children aged 9 to 17, and found that a daily burst of intense activity just 7 minutes […]
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Group fitness has traditionally been a female dominated exercise style, but that might be changing. The origin of the “jazzercise” trend started with Jane Fonda and Richard Simons. These television and film routines generally showed an all female group and catered to the female market. Iowa State has been reporting lower numbers of men at […]
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Jerry Smith is promoting health, one city at a time. The Michigan man has embarked on a remarkable journey to reach out to obese Americans. Over the past year, Jerry has lost over 130 pounds by riding his bicycle. He went from morbidly obese to a healthy weight, just by exercising. Jerry wanted to share […]
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Collaborators from the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services are about to embark on the largest study ever conducted into possible links between exercise and breast cancer survival rates. The researchers will follow over 1,500 women recently diagnosed with breast cancer over a 10- to 15-year period. Previous research already […]
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Overweight men looking to kick-start weight loss may benefit just as much from a 30-minute workout as a 60-minute workout, according to a new study performed at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. The study tracked 60 men categorized as “moderately overweight” over a 13-week period. Participants were grouped in three categories. The first group […]
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