Exercise/Fitness News

Time Priority: Cook or Exercise?

April 15th, 2013
Time Priority: Cook or Exercise? Taking the time to prepare healthy meals appears to come at the expense of exercise, suggests a new study. And, the coin goes the other way, with daily exercise time ...

New Strategy to Reduce Teen Obesity: Sleep More!

April 9th, 2013
New Strategy to Reduce Teen Obesity: Sleep More!  Talk about a win-win deal: A new study suggests that sleeping an additional hour each night may reduce the prevalence of adolescent obesity. Researchers ...

Study Finds Vicious Cycle Between Obesity and Physical Activity

April 1st, 2013
Study Finds Vicious Cycle Between Obesity and Physical Activity While there is substantial research on the association between limited physical activity and obesity, new research confirms that being obese leads ...

Depression May Reduce Cardiac Benefits of Healthy Behaviors

March 27th, 2013
Depression May Reduce Cardiac Benefits of Healthy BehaviorsNew research raises the depressing possibility that depression may counteract the health benefits of performing physical activity or light to moderate alcohol consumption. Researchers ...

People With Serious Mental Illness Can Lose Weight, Too

March 23rd, 2013
 People With Serious Mental Illness Can Lose Weight, Too  People with serious mental illnesses — such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression — can lose weight and keep it off ...

Top Athletes Tend to Be Quick Studies in Cognitive Tasks

March 19th, 2013
Top Athletes Tend to Be Quick Studies in Cognitive TasksA new study suggests that elite athletes are able to process cognitive information faster than most. Researchers discovered Olympic medalists in volleyball excelled not only in ...

Depression in Kids Linked to Cardiac Risks as Teens

March 17th, 2013
Depression in Kids Linked to Cardiac Risks as Teens  Teens who were depressed as children are far more likely to be obese, smoke cigarettes and lead sedentary lives, which can increase the risk ...

No ADHD Drugs for Healthy Kids, Say Neurologists

March 15th, 2013
No ADHD Drugs for Healthy Kids, Say NeurologistsA new position paper released by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) states that the practice of prescribing cognitive-enhancing drugs (such as ADHD medications) to ...

Work Burnout Seen as Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease

March 13th, 2013
Work Burn-Out is Significant Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease Americans are blessed and burdened by an unprecedented work ethic. Sociologists say that Americans work longer hours, take fewer vacation days, and retire ...

Exercise Helps Kids Cope with Stress

March 8th, 2013
Exercise Helps Kids Cope with Stress A new study suggests exercise can significantly help children manage stressful situations. Researchers discovered sedentary children have surges of cortisol -- a hormone ...