Exercise of any kind should be fun. After all, it’s basically playing. But a lot of folks don’t feel that way. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that only about 22 percent of Americans meet even the minimal physical activity guidelines for aerobic and strength- building activities. DENNIS ODA / AUG. 17 Hikers on the Koko Head trail on Aug. 17. There are some cool tools that will make it a whole lot easier for you to start and continue to add at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day to your routine. The benefits are enormous: You can dramatically reduce your risk for diabetes, cancer, a lousy sex life and depression. Exercise of any kind should be fun. After all, it’s basically playing. But a lot of folks don’t feel that way. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that only about 22 percent of Americans meet even the minimal physical activity guidelines for aerobic and strength- building activities. The … [Read more...] about Exercise tools designed to help get you moving
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7 Surprising Benefits of Exercise
You probably have a vague sense that exercise is good for you—and you’ve probably heard that it’s “healthy for the heart.” But if you’re like most people, that’s not enough motivation to get you to break a sweat with any regularity. As I report in the TIME cover story, “The Exercise Cure,” only 20% of Americans get the recommended 150 minutes of strength and cardiovascular physical activity per week, more than half of all baby boomers report doing no exercise whatsoever, and 80.2 million Americans over age 6 are entirely inactive. That’s bad news, but emerging evidence shows that there are plenty of compelling reasons to start moving at any age and even if you’re ill or pregnant. Indeed, scientists are learning that exercise is, actually, medicine. “There is no pill that comes close to what exercise can do,” says Claude Bouchard, director of the human genomics laboratory at Pennington Biomedical … [Read more...] about 7 Surprising Benefits of Exercise
JOHN DOHERTY: Don’t think exercise is medicine? Think again
Over the last 33 years, a recurring theme in this space has been that exercise is medicine. Going back in the archives, though, I was surprised to find that it has been four years since I last focused on the topic.Back then, I reported on the ample evidence that exercise prevents or treats many disabling diseases including arthritis, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, dyslipidemia (high cholesterol), heart disease, hypertension, obesity, osteoporosis, stroke and even depression.However, judging by the ever-rising obesity rates in this country since the turn of the century, far too few of us — locally and across the nation — have been motivated to fill this prescription.What could people be thinking?Heart disease? Well, we all have to die of something.Stroke is scary but it is relatively rare. Besides, there are those new clot-busting drugs that are administered in the emergency room and prevent permanent brain damage if received in a … [Read more...] about JOHN DOHERTY: Don’t think exercise is medicine? Think again
‘Exercise is medicine’: Committed, devoted Parkinson’s patients overcome obstacles
North Hawaii News By Liz Nakayama Special to West Hawaii Today | Monday, April 23, 2018, 1:15 a.m. Share this story A valuable resource available to people with Parkinson’s and their caregivers is the Waimea Parkinson’s Wellness Support Group — co-facilitated by Joel Cohen and his care partner wife, Phyllis Tarail — that meets the second Wednesday of every month at Tutu’s House in Waimea. (COURTESY PHOTOs/TUTU’S HOUSE) Madeline Sofranac, who has her doctorate in physical therapy, helps people with Parkinson’s in a Tai Chi-Chi Kung class at Tutu’s House in Waimea the first non-holiday Monday of each month. (COURTESY PHOTO/TUTU’S HOUSE) Mike and Mary Ann Schreiber enjoy dance class at Tutu’s House in Waimea. Regular exercise, including dancing, helps people with Parkinson’s alleviate symptoms of their disease. WAIMEA — April is Parkinson’s disease Awareness Month. Most people … [Read more...] about ‘Exercise is medicine’: Committed, devoted Parkinson’s patients overcome obstacles
Family Talk: Teen moodiness and depression
Last week we looked at the alarming rise in teen depression in suicide in America. Remember? I told about the time my dad talked with me about why people commit suicide. He thought it was because they felt they had no one to talk to, and he wanted me to know I could always talk to him. Remember? I wrote that Wall Street Journal columnist Elizabeth Bernstein reported teen depression has almost doubled in the last decade, and 60 percent of those suffering never receive treatment. And Oklahoma is no better according to Tulsakids.com: According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, suicide is the second leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-olds in Oklahoma. An average of 76.5 people in this age group died by suicide every year ... In general, access to quality mental health care is a protective factor against suicide. In Oklahoma, mental health care ranks 45th in the United States. Most kids experience moodiness in their teen years without being suicidal. How can you tell the … [Read more...] about Family Talk: Teen moodiness and depression