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In the first study to demonstrate a clear positive association between adolescent fitness and adult cognitive performance, researchers find that better aerobic health among teenage boys correlates to higher scores on a range of intelligence tests -- and more education and income later in life.
In the first study to demonstrate a clear positive association between adolescent fitness and adult cognitive performance, researchers find that better aerobic health among teenage boys correlates to higher scores on a range of intelligence tests -- and more education and income later in life.
By: Pauline Kennedy Eighty-six percent of people who develop an eating disorder said the illness was apparent by the age of 20, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Eating Disorders. However, these types of illnesses do not always start ou...
( American College of Cardiology ) New findings published in the December 15/22, 2009, Prevention and Outcomes Focus Issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology aim to disentangle the influence of menopause versus chronological aging in upping women's post-menopausal risk for heart disease, evaluate the role of smoking status, physical activity and diet-induced weight loss in ...
When the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh's HB4Life Center officially opens today, visitors will see a state-of-the-art fitness center for the hospital's caregivers.
(ARA) - The holiday temptations of hot chocolate, savory turkey, warm pumpkin pie and other enticing treats can launch you into the seasonal spirit. But they can also make your New Year's getting-in-shape resolutions harder to achieve.
Nauset Regional athletic director and boys basketball coach Keith Arnold sees it every day at lunch.
Starting a healthy exercise routine now can make a difference in your mood and performance this semester. Here's how to get started.
Complex to be a tourist attraction and commercial economic center for region
A new movie out this weekend tells the story of Nelson Mandela's attempt to use the 1995 Rugby World Cup event to unite his countrymen after the fall of apartheid in South Africa.
HOME CARE/MEDICATION COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, on the services available/benefits of home care, sponsored by Attention Plus Care, which offers home care solutions and respite for patients/families with health care concerns; 9-10 a.m. and 4-5 p.m. Dec. 10 and 13 ("Home Care & Medication Safety Workshops) and Jan. 7 ("Home Care & Equipment Safety Workshop," Attention Plus Care, 1580 Makaloa St., Suite ...
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In simpler times, maintaining good health was a matter of joining a gym or lacing up running shoes for a loop in the park. At most, you'd buy a watch with a digital display so you could time your laps. These days, a range of gadgets can help boost your workouts.
It's the most wonderful time of the year. However, it can be daunting to give a gift to that certain fitness person in your life. Do you really want to give another bland gift, like scented candles for the gals, and every guy's dream — another coffee mug?
LISBON - Video gaming isn't considered a normal school activity, but one area school plans to encourage physical fitness among its students by using the popular Wii game system during recess, lunch and after school.
Review Date: NOVEMBER 30, 2009 Publisher: BookSurge (94 pp.) Price (paperback): $14.99 Publication Date: October 7, 2009 ISBN (paperback): 978-1-4392-4311-4 Category: AUTHORS Classification: NONFICTION
