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Exercise Can Make It Easier To Eat Healthy

November 24, 2011 By

The tendency towards a healthy diet and the right amount of physical exercise are interlinked and often go hand in hand, a new study has suggested.

According to researchers from Harvard University, an increase in physical activity is linked to an improvement in diet quality.

“Understanding the interaction between exercise and a healthy diet could improve preventative and therapeutic measures against obesity by strengthening current approaches and treatments,” Miguel Alonso Alonso, a researcher at Harvard University, said.

The researchers also found that exercise also brings benefits such as an increase in sensitivity to physiological signs of fullness. This not only means that appetite can be controlled better but it also modifies hedonic responses to food stimuli. [Read more...]

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Seven Things To Live Up To 100 Years

October 23, 2011 By

People can live up to 100 years if they take care of seven simple things in everyday life, a leading cardiologist has claimed.

Clyde Yancy, a Canadian cardiologist, says changes to lifestyle such as keeping a healthy weight, not smoking and controlling your cholesterol levels are an easy way to add an extra decade or more to your life span, the Daily Mail reported.

Yancy says 90 percent of people can live to the age of 90 and even reach 100 by following his advice. The other steps include regulating blood pressure, managing diabetes, eating a healthy diet and being active. [Read more...]

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Why Filipino Communities Need More Playgrounds

September 3, 2011 By

Renowned American architect Jason Racek believes it is important for communities everywhere to build playgrounds for children to keep them playful and curious at the same time.

Racek spearheads GOPLAYPROJECT, an organization that creates safe and enjoyable play spaces for children in underprivileged communities. In Asia alone, Racek and his group have built 45 playgrounds.

Racek visited the country recently and conducted workshops with the finalists of the “Make Space for Play”, a playground design competition organized by Play Universal.

“There’s a danger of sedimentary lifestyle of the 21st century generation. They spend most of the time on television and computer screens and they lose the inherent nature of desire to play,” says Racek, noting playful and experimentation are the hallmarks of successful people. [Read more...]

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Regular Exercise Could Avert Brain Damage Cause By Alzheimer’s

August 17, 2011 By

A research has indicated that regular exercise could help prevent brain damage associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.

“Exercise allows the brain to rapidly produce chemicals that prevent damaging inflammation”, said Professor Jean Harry, who led the study at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in the United States.

“This could help us develop a therapeutic approach for early intervention in preventing damage to the brain,” added Harry.

Previous research has already demonstrated that exercise after brain injury can help the repair mechanisms. [Read more...]

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Exercise A ‘Wonder’ Drug To Beat Cancer

August 9, 2011 By

Regular exercise like brisk walking, swimming, cycling and playing badminton acts like a ‘super drug’ for cancer survivors and can stop the disease returning, according to a new study.

Macmillan Cancer Support has suggested that cancer patients who exercise after treatment have higher survival rates.

Rather than patients being told to rest as in the past, doctors should prescribe exercise as part of cancer care, it said.

A review of more than 60 studies for the charity found that being active during treatment does not worsen fatigue and has positive effects on mood and well-being. [Read more...]

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Preserving Muscle Mass

June 3, 2011 By

As medicine advances and the average lifespan increases, preserving muscle mass and function has become very important for an aging population. Towards this development, professional athletes and retired people alike are looking for some kind of exercise to stay healthy. And if you’re one of those serious enough about fitness or just starting out, increasing muscle mass while decreasing fat, testosterone cypionate is what you need. This is usually taken via injection, but also could be administered using an oral pill, or with an adhesive skin patch.

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Gathering Spot For Fitness Enthusiasts

March 19, 2011 By

Open for less than four months in Old Walkerville, P.R.A.Y Boutique has quickly become a large part of the yoga and fitness community.

Owned by Natalie Carvalho, the second-floor space adjacent to the Walkerville Yoga Loft on Chilver Road has become a gathering spot for yoga and fitness enthusiasts.

“When people come in here, they tend to stay and chat and most visits last for 30 minutes or more,” said Carvalho, a new mom who stepped away from a career in social work to open the store.

“People have been wonderfully supportive and I’ve been blessed by people who have already become regular customers.”

After graduating from the University of Windsor with a degree in social work three years ago, Carvalho returned to Kitchener to begin a career in her hometown. [Read more...]

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