Cardio Exercise as Cancer Prevention

You can count cancer prevention among the many benefits of cardio exercise. A new research study publishing in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has shown that regular cardio exercise is linked to the reduction of risk from nine types of cancer. Those include head and neck, stomach, colon, rectum, esophagus, kidney, lung and liver.… Continue reading Cardio Exercise as Cancer Prevention

Step Count Versus Intensity

Fitness recommendations from a variety of sources have long coupled advice for total number of daily steps walked, with the need to achieve that goal “briskly”—at a pace of high intensity. Various definitions have been offered for what qualifies as intensity in exercise, but the notion itself may be flawed given new research. At least… Continue reading Step Count Versus Intensity

Exercises to Reduce Aging Fall Risk

Although most of us fear serious diseases if we fear anything about aging, we might be wiser to take potential falls as a more serious issue. Each year, more than 34,000 adults over 65 will die as a result of a fall, making this accidental occurrence the leading cause of death for that demographic.  … Continue reading Exercises to Reduce Aging Fall Risk

Memory and Exercise in Older Adults

Does an elderly woman’s water aerobics class do her any good? Is the septuagenarian helping himself at all by power walking three times a week? Is the local senior pickleball league anything more than a social gathering?   Turns out the answer in all these cases, is a resounding, “Yes.”     A recent metanalysis… Continue reading Memory and Exercise in Older Adults