One size does not fit all when it comes to tackling obesity, according to a new study. Researchers looking at how to tackle England's country's obesity issue and found that currently individuals are often treated the same regardless of how healthy they are, where they live or their behavioral characteristics. |
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Kinesiology research offers encouraging information for cancer patients: A brisk walk or a slow jog on a regular basis may be the key to improved cancer treatments. Research also has shown that moderate exercise can help cancer patients counteract some of the side effects of treatment -- such as low blood count, fatigue, cachexia and lost muscle mass -- which has led to many researchers labeling this as "aerobic exercise therapy" for patients with cancer.
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Read more here.Medical experts widely recommended a combined program of diet and fitness to fight obesity. But when it comes to the type of exercise most effective a reducing weight and body mass -- strength training, endurance exercise or a combination of both -- opinions vary widely on which exercise regimen is best. Now, a new clinical study by a team of Spanish researchers working as part of the Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs for Obesity Treatment project suggests that the type of exercise may be less important than previously thought.Read more here.
Research has shown that smartphones are equally, if not more, effective at gauging how well users exercise than separate devices. A primary reason is simply that while most wearable devices simply count the number of steps the user takes, an app can take advantage of a smartphone's software to provide more accurate calculations of how hard the user's body has worked.
Although most wearable fitness-tracking devices do offer a wealth of features, the fact is that many of those features are based on the number of steps that the user has walked or run. According to a new study, inexpensive smartphone apps are just as good if not better at measuring that sort of data.Read more here.
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