Jan 28, 2009
New York - Good news for people who don't have time for a full-blown work out.
Studies now show that brief intense exercise can be just as beneficial for your heart-health, help lower blood pressure, and ward off diabetes. With brief periods of intense exercise the arteries delivering blood to your muscles and heart can improve in function and structure, resulting in better blood flow and a healthier heart.
Brief intense exercise has also been shown to improve blood glucose and insulin levels in ... Read More
Jan 4, 2009
New York - The first few weeks of the New Year are the busiest for gyms and fitness centers worldwide. And indeed, the most common New Year resolution is to promise yourself to start going to the gym and taking care of your health and body. Most of us make this promise to ourselves every year, and not many of us indeed keep true to this promise. Even those who actually start going to a gym in January usually don't last longer ... Read More
Oct 18, 2008
New York (That Happened!) - New research suggests that middle-aged and older adults should spend more time on-line. The study found that searching the internet can stimulate the parts of the brain that control memory, language and reading. Keeping these parts of the brain active could help prolong the cognitive function of the aging brain.
Researches from the Center on Aging at the University of California in Los Angeles studied 24 people between 55 and 76-years-old. Half of the participants were not experienced ... Read More
