Do Not Rely Only On What Young Athletes Say When Managing Concussions
Neurocognitive testing is crucial for kids' safety when managing concussions, given the potential unreliability of self reported symptoms of concussions of young athletes.
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More Gym Classes Don't Mean More Exercise or Weight Loss
Higher physical education requirements are associated with more days with vigorous exercise for girls, but also with fewer days with light physical activity.
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Why Are So Many People Dying On Everest?
The main reasons for people dying while climbing Mount Everest are injuries and exhaustion. However, there is also a large proportion of climbers who die from altitude related illness.
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Exercise Helps Sustain Mental Activity As We Age
Exercise may also prevent dementia like illnesses.
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Exercise Important In Reducing Size of Abdominal Fat Cells
Exercise is important to reducing the size of these cells, and a workout program may one day be part of a prescription for treating the health complications associated with abdominal fat.
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Protein-Added Sports Drinks Don't Boost Performance During Exercise
Adding protein to a sports drink won't make you race faster and the alleged benefit of consuming protein during exercise is controversial.
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More Vigorous Exercise Equals Better Academic Performance
Middle school students who exercise and perform more vigorous fitness activity than their more sedentary counterparts tend to do better in school.
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Warming Up Is A Good Idea, Even On The Beach
Warming up can help you rally through the game with less risk of injury.
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Exercise Caution During Summer Workouts
Individuals who enjoy outdoor summer workouts should be wary of high heat and humidity.
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Embrace, Don't Fear The Effects of Sensible Exercise
Stress from exercise does not threaten the heart.
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Exercise Better Than Ergonomics to Treat Upper-Body Work Injuries
Exercise is a very good fitness activity for the treatment of work related complaints of the upper body.
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Baby Boomers Need to Care for Shoulders
While exercise is a key factor in forestalling heart disease, Baby Boomers should not neglect their musculoskeletal systems, especially if they want to maintain an active life style into their 60s and 70s.
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An Exercise Of The Will
Exercise improves physical health, quality of life for breast cancer survivors.
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Higher Levels of Common Daily Activity Associated With Lower Risk of Death
Older adults who expend more energy through any daily activity, including non exercise activity, have a lower rate of death than adults who are less active.
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Summer Brings Workout Routines to the Beach Along with Increased Risk of Orthopedic Injury
As the summer months begin, running outside, particularly while on vacation at the shore or on the beach, remains one of the most popular activities.
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Chinese Exercises Benefit Older Adults
Exercise study lends strength to previous research documenting the health benefits of Qigong and Taiji among older adults who practice these ancient Chinese martial arts forms.
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Cherry Juice May Prevent Muscle Damage Pain
No pain, no gain phrase usually associated with exercise may be a thing of the past if results from a study on cherry juice.
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New World Cup Football Will Unsettle Goalkeepers
The new football that will be used for the first time in the World Cup's opening game is likely to bamboozle goalkeepers at some stage of the tournament.
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Warning for Budding Young Footballers Playing In New Boots
As the World Cup kicks off, doctors report an unusual condition of toxic shock syndrome that can develop in budding young footballers or succer players.
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Tips for Senior Golfers
Playing golf offers great health benefits that can span a lifetime and an increasing number of older Americans are enjoying those benefits more than ever.
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Exercise in Childhood and Adolescence May Stave Off Osteoporosis
Studies indicate that exercise can help build and maintain healthy bones.
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Ethnic Disparities in Teen Exercise
Black and Hispanic girls are less physically active than white girls, but that this difference is attributable to the schools they attend.
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Exercise Reverses Unhealthy Effects of Inactivity
Moderate exercise can reverse and improve many of the detrimental effects of physical inactivity.
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Couch Time Will Further Zap The Energy of Tired Students
To keep the fitness gains from slipping be sure to continue with some kind of physical activity over the summer break to keep weight gain in check.
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Women More Likely Than Men To Injure Knees
Teaching female athletes how to land properly should drastically decrease the number of knee injuries in women and reduce pressure on the knee's ligaments.
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50 Ways for Kids to Exercise - Indoors Or Out
Easy and fun exercise ideas to help children get active, often without even knowing they are exercising.
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Shin Splints Are a Repetitive Injury
Warming before exercise as a preventive measure for injuries such as shin splints remains hotly debated by specialists in the field.
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Fitness Trumps Cholesterol as Key to Heart Health
Being physically fit can dramatically reduce men's deaths from heart disease.
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Exercise During Dialysis Enhances Results and Overall Physical Performance
Patients who exercise while hooked up to dialysis show better results in clearing toxins and increasing overall physical stamina.
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Inability To Complete Quarter-mile Walk Is Significant Predictor of Death
Walking fitness makes a significant difference in predicting the likelihood of future disability in the elderly.
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Cross-Cultural Lessons in Elder Exercise
In Asian countries exercise includes a much larger set of activities, from morning tai chi in the park to walking to everyday destinations such as grocery stores and friends' homes.
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Why Exercise Is Essential
Exercise is important at any age, but encouraging and assisting older Americans in their quest to become or remain active involves special challenges.
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Why Exercise Helps Heart Failure Patients
Aerobic training program may reverse underlying abnormalities more effectively than drug treatment.
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Endurance Walking Test Distances Improved Significantly for COPD Patients
During an endurance walking test, the patients found that they could improve their walking distance by 64 percent with less shortness of breath.
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Can Cooling Affect Exercise for Those with MS
Aerobic exercise is thought to help persons with multiple sclerosis fight fatigue.
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Stem Cells Can Repair Torn Tendons or Ligaments
Weekend athletes who overexert themselves running or playing basketball may one day reap the benefits of research.
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In Stretching, Pain Doesn't Equal Gain; but If NO Isn't Producing, Stretching Won't Help
If you are a mouse, then stretching before you exercise is a good thing, but if you're reading this for yourself, it's a bit more complicated.
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Exercise Helps Speed Wound Healing in Older Adults
This is the first time that research has been able to document this kind of enhancement associated with exercise.
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Work and Home Provide Most Physical Activity for Latinos
Latino men and women get most of their daily physical activity from work and home related tasks, rather than recreational exercise.
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Exercise Unlikely To Cause Sudden Cardiac Death in Women
Regular exercise has several cardiovascular benefits and 30 minutes or more of moderate intensity exercise almost every day is recommended for healthy adults.
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