Topic: United States

Tai chi can be boost for heart patients: study

People with chronic heart failure may be able to boost their quality of life by doing tai chi, the ancient Chinese exercise regimen, a US study suggested on Monday. Two group sessions of one hour each per week were enough to show ...

Bali profits from business of soul-searching

Being a Hindu yogi once meant renouncing worldly pleasures for a life of solitary meditation, wandering the jungle in search of union with god.Today, new-age yogis wander the globe from one retreat to another, stay in luxury hotels and preach to the ...

When getting fit takes an online village

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Personal trainers are a resilient bunch. When the economy tanked they drifted from costly one-on-one sessions to more cost-effective small group training.With clients still counting their pennies, trainers have now taken to the cloud on the theory ...

Simple life changes could stop millions of cancers

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 ...

Foiling the freshman 15 weight gain

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 ...

Daily exercise helps cut risk of middle age creep: study

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 ...

Daily exercise helps cut risk of middle age creep

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 ...

Line dancing: good for that achy breaky heart

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Prefer your fitness with a dose of country?If you're hankering to move with cowboy attitude, experts say line dancing could be the ideal workout. Even if you've never moseyed into a country bar or felt particularly at ...

Feels like the very first time...

After watching Food Inc last weekend, my perspective on food in general has changed. I've been idley accepting my Wal Mart chicken & beef as if it were no different from any other place. There are much more sustainable options, even here ...
A mini stepper such as the USA Pro Lateral Stepper is an easy-to-use machine for aerobic exercise. You get the option with the USA Pro Lateral Stepper to just work your legs to increase your heart rate for aerobic conditioning, or you ...