Archive for the 'Walking' Category
Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
Emphasis in this study by researchers in Spain was on walking, the most common form of physical activity. (more…)
COPD, Walking | Comments Off on Hospitalization rate based on changes in physical activity in people with COPD
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Metabolic syndrome is the name for a group of risk factors that occur together and increase the risk for coronary artery disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.
During the Endocrine Society meeting, researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City presented the results of a comparison of aerobic training (eg, walking) vs resistance training (eg, weights). (more…)
Exercise, Metabolic Syndrome, Walking | Comments Off on Walking vs weights for the metabolic syndrome
Saturday, January 15th, 2011
Researchers in Australia and the US investigated the association between the change in daily step count and adiposity and insulin sensitivity. (more…)
Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, Walking | Comments Off on Watch your “step count”
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
Not in children and adolescents according to this review by researchers at The University of Sydney, in Australia. (more…)
Biofeedback, Cerebral Palsy, Exercise, Walking | Comments Off on Any benefits of strength training in cerebral palsy?
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Researchers from the University of Leicester, in the UK put the pedometer through its paces.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Exercise, Walking | Comments Off on Pedometers help improve glucose intolerance
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK looked at the potential combined impact of 4 health behaviors. (more…)
Cancer, Heart Disease, Walking | Comments Off on Health behaviors can affect your longevity
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Dr. James Levine from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota has reviewed the evidence. Here are the benefits. (more…)
Angina Pectoris, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Dermatitis, Exercise, Headache/Migraine, Heartburn, Walking | Comments Off on Let’s chronicle the health benefits of walking
Monday, March 16th, 2009
 Here are the results of a Cochrane review of non-drug options in advanced stages of malignant and non-malignant diseases. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Breathing, Cancer, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, COPD, Heart Disease, TENS/FNS/VNS, Walking | Comments Off on Non-pharmacological treatments for breathlessness
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
The OsteoArthritis Research Society International (OARSI) is a nonprofit scientific professional organization that promotes research in osteoarthritis. (more…)
Electronic Media, Exercise, Obesity, Osteoarthritis, Physiotherapy, TENS/FNS/VNS, Walking | Comments Off on OARSI recommendations for treating osteoarthritis
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Get out your MP3 player if you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
As the researchers from the University of Hamburg state in their ivory tower way, “Auditory distraction might… serve as an intervention for the reduction of dyspnea [difficulty breathing] during exercise in this patient group.” (more…)
Art, Music, Dance, Breathing, COPD, Walking | Comments Off on Music helps breathing in people with COPD
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
The Harvard Women’s Health Watch has published recommendations to lower the risk of fractures due to osteoporosis.
I supplemented their recommendations with references. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Calcium, Diet-Nutrition, Exercise, Magnesium, Menopause, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Smoking Cessation, Vitamins, Walking | Comments Off on Recommendations from Harvard for bone health
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
Pedometer-based walking programs — even without going on a diet — result in modest weight loss. (more…)
Diet-Nutrition, Obesity, Walking | Comments Off on More positive news about pedometers and weight loss
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Dr. Don Goldenberg from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts has a video and print slide program on Medscape that reviews evidence-based treatments for fibromyalgia.
The emphasis is on drugs, but more interesting is his support for a combined drug/CAM approach to treatment. (more…)
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Exercise, Fibromyalgia, Pain, Sleep (Insomnia), Stress Management, Walking | Comments Off on A stepwise approach to fibromyalgia therapy
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
There’s a need, but no well-documented evidence.
Researchers from the Miami VA Medical Center in Florida have complied a detailed review. (more…)
Creatine, Diet-Vegan, Elderly, Exercise, Tai Chi, Walking | Comments Off on Status of CAM to treat the frailty syndrome
Saturday, August 16th, 2008
It’s controversial, but Dr. Steriani Elavsky, assistant professor of kinesiology at Penn State University, claims that a walking or yoga program can have a positive effect — including fewer hot flashes — in women in menopause.
Here is an article about the study and here is the abstract.
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Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Exercise, Menopause, Walking, Yoga | Comments Off on Are walking and yoga beneficial during menopause?
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
A pram is a baby carriage and an abbreviation of “perambulator” — a person who tours on foot.
Anyway, pram walking is popular in Australia as a way for groups of women with postpartum depression to go out with their babies, get some exercise, talk, and hopefully make progress to resolve their depression. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Exercise, Walking | Comments Off on Pram walking to treat postpartum depression
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Although walking has health benefits, 80% of American adults report walking only 10 minutes at a time at least 1 day per week.
From Medscape, here’s what works to get them moving. (more…)
CAM Education, Walking | Comments Off on How to encourage people to walk more
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
You won’t be surprised to learn that pain of longer duration and greater impairment make children more willing to use CAM.
But which CAM options do they choose? (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Art, Music, Dance, Biofeedback, Children, Fibromyalgia, Guided Imagery, Hypnosis, Massage, Pain, Walking, Yoga | Comments Off on CAM preferences among children with chronic pain
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Physiotherapy (or physical therapy) is defined as the treatment of disease by physical exercise, massage, or other manipulative body-based methods — not drugs. Wikipedia has a good overview.
Cochrane has judged the evidence. (more…)
Balance Training, Cochrane Library, Exercise, Massage, Physiotherapy, Stroke, Walking | Comments Off on The value of physiotherapy following stroke
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
It’s the eternal argument: How do we get the benefits while minimizing the risks?
For those of us in middle age, I think this article at USNews.com by Helen Hobson brings reason to the debate. (more…)
Cancer, Exercise, Heart Disease, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Walking | Comments Off on Getting “enough” exercise