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Endurance Training Benefits Postmenopausal Women As Much As Younger Women -
Marilyn Graham was 56 when she signed up for a grueling hour of cycling each morning for 12 weeks, occasionally decked out in a mask, a heart monitor and a bag of intravenous fluid and subjected to needle pricks to obtain blood samples. Read more
City Marathon heading for a star showdown -
The cream of the South Africa's marathon runners as well as athletes from the rest of Africa are gearing up for the Nedbank Cape Town City marathon. read more
Work Out With Friends For A Natural High -
Exercise classes or going for a run with a friend will make you feel better than working out alone, according to new research published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters. When we exercise, happiness' hormones called endorphins are released by the body giving us a natural high', a feeling of elation. read more
Active Older Adults Live Longer, Have Better Functional Status -
Older adults who continue or begin to do any amount of exercise appear to live longer and have a lower risk of disability, according to a report in the September 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. read more
Exercise Better Than Shockwave Treatment For Chronic Shoulder Pain -
Supervised exercises are more effective than shockwave treatment to relieve chronic shoulder pain, finds a study published on bmj.com today. Shoulder pain is the fourth most common type of musculoskeletal pain reported to general practitioners and physiotherapists. read more
Athletes With Smaller ACLs May Be More Susceptible To Injury -
A study comparing images of the knees in people who did and didn't have previous injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament suggests that people who tore their ACLs are more likely to have a smaller ligament than do similarly sized people who have never injured a knee. Read more
The Benefits Of Exercising For Older Adults -
A report in the September issue of Archives of Internal Medicine (one of the JAMA/Archives journals) shows that older adults who maintain or begin any type of physical activity appear to live longer and have a lower risk of disability. Read more
When It Comes To Sports, Children Are Not The Only Ones In The Game -
Parents who sign their children up for sports as part of an educational experience and to learn about teamwork may be learning some of the same lessons themselves, according to new research from Purdue University. read more
Three Steps For Healthy Feet -
We ask a lot of our feet, we take them for granted and scarcely give a thought to how best to keep them healthy until something goes wrong. read more...