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Maximal Exercise Capacity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Limited Indicator of the Health Status
Verhage TL et al. VO2max is indeed correlated with most aspects of HS, except for physiological variables, but associations are weak. No single exercise limitation type is associated with specific HS problems. Thus separate assessment of all HS

Sexy Workouts: getting fit with bumps and grinds
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Vaudeville may be dead, but burlesque is alive and well at the gym. Young women are strip-teasing, pole dancing and stretching sultrily in group fitness classes that seem to boost their sexual self-confidence as much as their

Short blasts of exercise as good as hours of training, scientists find
Less really can be more when it comes to exercise, scientists have discovered. The body can get as much benefit from a short but intensive bursts of exercise lasting ten minutes than it can from ten hours of moderate training. The technique not only

Differential effects of (beta)-adrenoreceptor antagonists on central and peripheral blood pressure at rest and during exercise
Cockburn JA et al. Despite reducing brachial blood pressure, acute (beta)adrenoreceptor blockade in man at rest and during exercise does not reduce central blood pressure.

The Effect of the Menstrual Cycle on Exercise Metabolism: Implications for Exercise Performance in Eumenorrhoeic Women
Oosthuyse T et al. The literature suggests that oestrogen may promote endurance performance by altering carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism, with progesterone often appearing to act antagonistically. Details of the ovarian hormone influences on the

The clinical effectiveness of exercise training for patients with chronic heart failure
Leslie R et al. This audit clearly reflects the recommendations of national guidelines and systematic reviews, that exercise is not detrimental to the health and wellbeing of CHF patients and enhances physical functioning. The trend of improved BNP

The Influence of Exercise on Metabolic Syndrome in Youth: A Review
McMurray RG et al. The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of dyslipidemia, hypertension, glucose intolerance, and central obesity or waist circumference that places individuals at high risk for developing cardiovascular or heart disease. Studies

The Influence of Education and Exercise on Neck Pain
Hanney WJ et al. Neck pain is a significant contributor to worldwide disability and poses a considerable financial burden to its stakeholders. The prognosis for chronic neck pain is generally poor, and the associated disability seems to be more

Source: Jags will conduct private workout today with FAMU's LeRoy Vann
Folks know about all the big dogs entering this year’s NFL Draft. But a name Jags fans should file into their mental Rolodex as April approaches is LeRoy Vann, a former standout at Florida A&M, who will conduct a private workout today in Tallahassee

High-intensity workout as effective as traditional types of exercise: study
The usual excuse of 'lack of time' for not doing enough exercise is blown away by new research published in The Journal of Physiology. The study, from scientists at Canada's McMaster University, adds to the growing evidence for the benefits of short term

BOSU balance trainer: Great home workouts
It looks rather like a blue mushroom, or a Fitball sliced in half. The BOSU Balance Trainer is not a thing of beauty and I'm eyeing it with deep suspicion as it sits in front of the television in my living room. This bit of home exercise kit is so hot

Stay motivated with your workout
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Anxiety reduces exercise performance and QoL in COPD
MedWire News: The presence of anxiety is associated with reduced exercise performance and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and increased dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), research shows. Nicholas Giardino

Military Muscle: Adding agility to your workouts
Agility: (1) Ability to move quickly and easily, Oxford English Dictionary; (2) The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another, CrossFits 10 General Physical Skills of Fitness. Agility has application regardless of age. For

Use Your Body for This Workout
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Young obese subjects carry mitochondrial proteins that contribute to reduced response to physical exercise
A genetic variation in mitochondria, the energy-producing machinery of cells, prevents young obese subjects with diabetes type 2 to respond to physical exercise Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not

UNREGULATED IN MICHIGAN: Loan-workout companies offer advice for a price
Some companies are catering to people who want to walk away from their mortgages, showing them how to do it without a deficiency judgment that could haunt a borrower later. Chad Joachim, owner of Housing Solutions Now in St. Clair, has signs up around

TaiSPO 2010 -- Industry Overview of Fitness Equipment
Industry Overview of Fitness Equipment ( ) TAIPEI, Taiwan, Mar 15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The global home fitness equipment market saw remarkable growth in the years prior to the global financial crisis, prompting many industry analysts to search for

Military Muscle: Adding agility to your workouts
Agility: (1) 'Ability to move quickly and easily,” Oxford English Dictionaryescape_start59; (2) 'The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another,” CrossFit’s 10 General Physical Skills of Fitness. Agility has

Aerobic Exercise and Neurocognitive Performance: A Meta-Analytic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Smith PJ et al. Aerobic exercise training is associated with modest improvements in attention and processing speed, executive function, and memory, although the effects of exercise on working memory are less consistent. Rigorous RCTs are needed with

Volunteers 35+ wanted for exercise research
Researchers are hoping to recruit overweight people aged 35-60 who are not currently exercising for a new study that will look at the best walking-based ‘exercise prescription’ to motivate them to participate in physical activity.

Exercise Matters 2: walking to lose weight
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Driving to distraction certification of fitness to drive with epilepsy
Assessment of medical fitness to drive can be a sensitive and difficult task, particularly when it involves a condition such as epilepsy, where impairment is intermittent. The patient, their doctor and the driver licensing authority (DLA) each have

ACC: NAVIGATOR Confirms Diet and Exercise Still Best
NAVIGATOR Confirms Diet and Exercise Still Best - in , from MedPage Today NEW CME/CE TRACKER Personalize Your Medical News: CME Information Jointly Sponsored by: and MedPage Today. CREDITS Physicians: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) Family Physicians:

Medical News: Some Britons Would Prefer Weight-Loss Surgery To Diet And Exercise
More than half of Britons would rather shift excess weight through drastic surgery than diet or exercise, a new poll has suggested. Women see weight-loss operations as the key to quick results while some men regard it as the "lazy option", it found. The

Some Britons Would Prefer Weight-Loss Surgery To Diet And Exercise
More than half of Britons would rather shift excess weight through drastic surgery than diet or exercise, a new poll has suggested. Women see weight-loss operations as the key to quick results while some men regard it as the 'lazy option', it found. The

Fitness: Hula-Hooping Fans Hope It Is the Next Big Trend in Fitness
MORE THAN CHILD’S PLAY Susan Guralnik, in white skirt, teaches a morning hooping class on the beach in Santa Monica, Calif. LIKE millions of Americans, Marisa Tomei used to play with a Hula-Hoop as a child. And like most of those same Americans, she

The new exercise HIT: do less
The usual excuse of 'lack of time' for not doing enough exercise is blown away by new research published in The Journal of Physiology. The study, from scientists at Canada's McMaster University, adds to the growing evidence for the benefits of short term

Rosemary Conley's workout
Follow fitness guru, Rosemary Conley's fitness workout in pictures to help you slim down and tone up today!

Fitness More Important Than Fatness for Thrombotic Risk in Firefighters
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