Tag: Exercise
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Getting some exercise, with a little help from friends — and app
CrimsonZip aims to get the community off the couch by helping people find others looking for a workout — or just a walk.
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Too busy for daily exercise? Study finds same benefits for ‘weekend warriors.’
Study finds similar health benefits for those who concentrate workouts 1-2 days a week.
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Take it from the experts, a pet can change your life
The health benefits of animal companions have been supported by science but not society, with the disadvantaged facing similar barriers to pet ownership as they do in securing proper healthcare, experts said at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on Monday.
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Faster, fitter?
Not really, says Spaulding Rehab expert. When you go for a walk, focus on this instead.
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Lifestyle influences long COVID risk
Findings suggest that simple lifestyle changes, such as having adequate sleep and maintaining a healthy body weight could prevent long COVID symptoms.
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Really need to start exercising but hate it? Just move
Health professionals say any regular activity is useful. If it’s been a while, ramp up ‘like a crockpot: low and slow’
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Gorge today, sweat tomorrow? That’s not how it works.
Researcher I-Min Lee outlines fresh data showing that you can’t outrun a bad diet.
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Grandma’s workouts may have made you healthier
Researchers found that grandmothers’ exercise habits likely impact their grandchildren’s health.
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Taking it easy as you get older? Wrong.
Study says that physical activity later in life shifts energy away from processes that compromise health and toward mechanisms in the body that extend it.
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People weren’t so lazy back then
Research comparing 19th- and 21st-century Americans finds a half-hour decline in physical activity. Blame it on planes, trains, and automobiles.
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No one outruns death, but hunter-gatherers come closest
Our sedentary tendencies may be robbing us of a key benefit of physical activity.
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Exercise: It’s all about timing
Based on observational data, it was found that the timing of daily physical activity was linked to fitness levels and cardiovascular risks in men with Type 2 diabetes.
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‘In mens sana, in corpore sano’ — even in fourth grade
College students helped read Lindsey Metcalf’s “No Voice Too Small” and talked about the importance of staying active, even when school is at home.
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How to make exercise happen
An excerpt from Daniel Lieberman’s newest book, “Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding.”
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Why run unless something is chasing you?
In his new book, “Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding,” Daniel Lieberman ’86 explores exercising myths.
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Running, walking, cycling, and rolling together
In a one-of-a-kind, University-wide virtual 5K called Harvard Moves, participants will “run, jog, walk, cycle, or roll” to promote wellness, build community, and raise funds for student financial aid.
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Lower risk of depression with elevated exercise
After mining millions of electronic health record data points, researchers found people who were more physically active at baseline were less likely to develop depression, even after accounting for genetic risks.
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Exercise, fasting help cells shed defective proteins
A new study from the Blavatnik Institute finds that intense exercise and fasting activate hormones that boost cells’ capacity to dispose of defective proteins, which clog up the cell, interfere with its functions, and, over time, precipitate diseases including neurodegenerative conditions such as ALS and Alzheimer’s.
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12-step guide to keeping those resolutions
Figure out what resolutions fit your lifestyle and then make them happen with some expert advice.
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‘Exercise hormone’ found to target key bone cells
Scientists have discovered that irisin, a hormone released by muscles during exercise, directly acts on key regulatory cells that control the breakdown and formation of bone.
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Exercise can ‘clean up’ Alzheimer’s environment
Study finds that inducing production of new neurons can improve cognitive function in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Exercise may help make heart younger
In a new study performed in mice, Harvard researchers found that exercise stimulates the heart to make new muscle cells, both under normal conditions and after a heart attack.
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Giving kids a running start
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers tested the impact of a before-school exercise program on kids’ emotional and physical health.
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Design for movement
GSD architecture graduate Lauren Friedrich, M.Arch. ’16, looks at how architecture can better support health by providing unexpected physical challenges and minor obstacles rather than always prioritizing ease and comfort.
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The joys (and benefits) of movement
Erica Tukiainen used exercise to transform herself from a chubby kid to a collegiate basketball player. She wants to use lessons learned at the Harvard Chan School to help others add much-needed exercise to their lives.
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Ups and downs at Harvard Stadium
“Good morning!” barks a scarf-wrapped runner in tights, peering through the darkness as she climbs the steps into cavernous Harvard Stadium. A woman nearby responds, “Oh, Hallie, how are you?…
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A strong start toward good health: Good choices
Lifestyle choices remain the best way to prevent heart attack, stroke, diabetes, cancer, and cognitive decline, panelists agreed.