Has bad weather kept you inside for too long?You may need some time out in a green or blue space. Getting outside for a walk or a jog or along a lake or a tree-lined area may reduce the need for medication for anxiety, asthma, depression, high blood pressure, or insomnia, a new study found.…
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What do you imagine you’ll be doing the day after turning 100 years old? Last month, WWII veteran Lester Wright celebrated in style, setting a new world record in the 100 meter dash, in front of thousands of track fans. He crossed the line to a standing ovation, finishing seventh out of nine runners, beating…
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This will be no surprise to you, and it will give you more reason to get out and play, get moving and stay active, especially if you deal with anxiety and depression. And, with the world we’re living in, it seems that anything can trigger anxiety. A large-scale study of almost 200,000 cross-country skiers found…
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If you’re a swimmer, you’re going to love this. It’s going to make you smarter, we promise! It’s no secret that pretty much any type of exercise will help grow new brain cells and make you smarter, but swimming might offer up some extraordinary cognitive benefits above the regular old running, biking, or hiking. Neurobiologist,…
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Men, this week is for you! Actually, the entire month of June is National Men’s Health Month. With Father’s Day being this Sunday, we wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate all the dads out there, be they biological, adoptive, spiritual, or chosen. So this one is for you, Dads! When it comes to a…
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Do you need some motivation to up your exercise game? It looks as if physical activity may be even more vital for preventing cardiovascular disease than we realized. A new study published on Tuesday, out of the University of Oxford, has found exercise might be more significant for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease than…
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Here’s an odd question: Other than the obvious (terrorism, foreign countries, Covid-19), what else do you think constitutes a serious threat to our national security? If you said “poor diet,” you’d be correct. According to a formal report published Monday in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, diet-related illnesses are worsening health disparities and impacting…
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There’s still a whole world of medical news outside the scope of Covid-19. The invisible world of germs, illnesses, and disease is still alive and well, and on a rampage. And you know what is always making headlines because there is always some new finding? Cancer. Researchers have found that too much sitting raises your…
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We like to snack. In fact, we’re going to encourage it! Yup, you read that correctly. We’re encouraging you to snack it up! But not just any old snack will do. We’re talking about snacking on stairs. Stairs? Let me explain… A new study by Canadian researchers found that climbing stairs at short intervals throughout the…
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Because we’re obviously about living life to the fullest around here, we thought that this new study was interesting. We know that being physically active has a multitude of benefits, but did you know that it can actually help prevent disability in those who have or who are at risk of joint conditions? That’s what…
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