Young at heart: People in happy marriages are more likely to go out and exercise or take long walks helping them stay fit and healthy over the age of 65 The Hawaii team looked at public health data from Albania, Columbia and Brazil They studied information on health, fitness and relationships for 1,1193 adults Those … Read more
Get active to keep your brain moving: Study finds that doing regular exercise helps older people boost their mental agility and is particularly important for those at risk of Alzheimer’s Exercising four days per week increased blood flow to the brain in volunteers Volunteers had an average age of 66 with no history of heart … Read more
Gardening is ‘good for the soul’: Digging, weeding and planting improve happiness and ’emotional wellbeing’ even more than physical exercise or eating out, study finds Volunteers reported on their emotional wellbeing while doing different activities The Princeton University study had people cycle, eat out, walk and do gardening They found gardening for vegetables is more … Read more
Moderate exercise could help patients taking cholesterol-busting statins beat the most common side effect of muscle pain, researchers say Roughly six million people in Britain take statins at a cost of £20 per patient Less than one in ten patients who take them report some form of muscle pain Discovery could lead to ways to … Read more
Regular exercise protects the brain from damage and keeps it healthy in old age, fresh evidence suggests. German scientists found cycling halted the decline of grey matter in hundreds of volunteers with an average age of 52. But the researchers claimed ‘just about any physical activity that gets your heart pumping’ would have the same effect. Grey … Read more
Anna-Jane Debenham and Alexandra Parker – the experts behind The Biting Truth – have detailed the dietary principles that should be followed both before and after workouts. The Sydney-based duo said that while there is no one way to select food around a workout, there are some that are know to enhance energy levels and others … Read more
They’ve been openly documenting their struggles about living during the lockdown. But Sam Smith appeared to be in much better spirits as they embarked on their daily exercise in London on Saturday. The singer, 27, cut a relaxed figure in an oversized white shirt and loose trousers as they ran into a friend who was … Read more
‘Me and my slightly hairy armpits’: Fearne Cotton shows her abs in a crop top as she claims exercise has helped her ‘control freak’ ways in lockdown By Rebecca Lawrence For Mailonline Published: 10:31 BST, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 11:17 BST, 29 April 2020 She recently admitted that she was struggling with home schooling … Read more
Fifteen percent of Americans get no exercise and nearly a third of people in seven states – mostly in the South – are totally inactive, new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maps reveal. A sedentary lifestyle – defined as getting no physical activity beyond the basic movements from the couch to the kitchen or … Read more
Amanda Holden flaunts her toned physique in skintight sportswear as she embarks on her daily exercise with her dog Rudie during lockdown By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 09:44 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 10:33 BST, 25 April 2020 She’s been keeping fans up-to-date with her daily antics during lockdown. And Amanda Holden was … Read more