Topic: Exercise And Fitness
LONDON (Reuters) - About a third of all common cancers in the United States, China and Britain could be prevented each year if people ate healthier food, drank less alcohol and exercised more, health experts said on Friday.Estimates from the American Institute ...
The World Health Organisation is advising people engage in at least 150 minutes of "moderate" physical exercise a week to reduce the risk of breast and colon cancers, in new recommendations published Friday."Cancer is preventable and many cancers are avoidable," said Eduardo ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Their grades may catapult them into the top universities, but many first-year college students have to learn their fitness ABCs to avoid the dreaded weight gain known as the freshman 15.Experts say weight gain, whether 15 pounds ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Stretching and strengthening exercises may help prevent widespread knee problems, including one form of what is known as "runner's knee," among physically active people, a study of army recruits found.Nearly 25 percent of physically active people suffer ...
Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Thursday he plans to begin a regular exercise schedule as his New Year resolution -- providing he can find the energy.Aquino, a chubby, 50-year-old bachelor, told reporters he would be taking up biking in 2011 in hopes ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who stay single, or become single again by divorce, may be somewhat more physically fit than those in wedded bliss, a new study suggests.The research, which followed nearly 8,900 adults over several years, found that both ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Daily exercise over a period of 20 years helps to significantly reduce weight gain in middle age, but even that is not enough to keep away middle age bulges entirely, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.The 20-year study found that ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who keep up an active lifestyle into middle-age gain fewer pounds and inches over time -- and the benefit may be even greater for women than men, a new study finds.The fact that consistently active people ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Daily exercise over a period of 20 years helps to significantly reduce weight gain in middle age, but even that is not enough to keep away middle age bulges entirely, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.The 20-year study found that ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents hoping to keep their kids active often sign them up for sports, but a new study finds that this may not be enough.On average, kids enrolled in soccer, baseball or softball exercised heavily for only 45 ...
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