Adults in the United States spend more than half of their waking hours in sedentary pursuits such as television viewing, computer use, or driving. According to new research published this month in the Journal of the American Heart Association, adults who watch three or more hours of television per day have double the risk of […]
Physical activity report card for our youth: Not good..
Physical activity report card for our youth: Not good – with 50% of waking hours spent in sedentary activity. Recently, The National Physical Activity Plan Alliance and the AmericanCollege of Sports Medicine released their U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Unfortunately, grades in a number of key indicators are failing […]
People who exercise… less likely to suffer health problems
People who exercise a few times a week in old age are 2.5 times less likely to suffer serious long-term health problems. According to a recent study, taking up physical activity later in life is beneficial and life-extending. The findings include: Whether working in the garden or cleaning your car, exercise a few […]
Exercise is the best preventive drug
Over the last several years numerous articles about importance of exercise have come to light. In addition, research is pointing to a strong association between sitting and chronic disease. Driving automobiles, watching television and movies, hours spent on computers, tablets, and smartphones, and in the past few years online social networking and gaming… keeps […]
How parents can help sedentary cyber-kids
In a fitness event schedule next month, promoters are advising parents go the extra mile for fitness and help sedentary cyber-kids by awakening their children from the inert world of video games and get back to the great outdoors for sunshine, fitness and health! The latest CDC results show that 75 percent of kids and teenagers […]
