Fitness

Dancing with music once a week may reduce motor and mental health symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Among women in their 60-70s, as few as 4,400 steps a day was enough to significantly lower risk of death. With more steps per day (up to 7500), mortality rates decreased further.

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Constantly looking down at a mobile device causes neck pain and possible muscle damage known as "text neck". This can be prevented and relieved by proper posture, holding devices at eye-level and stretching/strengthening exercises.

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Exercise has positive long-term effects on cognitive function. Coordination exercises, such as dancing, appear to have a greater benefit than endurance exercises or resistance training.

Engaging in activities that maintain cardiovascular health, such as exercising and eating a healthy diet, may lower dementia risk, especially in people whose genes put them at higher risk.

The use of sodium supplements, such as salt tablets or electrolytes, did not help ultramarathon runners maintain a healthy sodium balance in hot race climates.

Older adults who live independently and suffer from osteoarthritis in their lower extremities (e.g. hip, knee, ankle, or foot) had less pain after participating in a seated yoga program for 8 weeks.

People who exercise have fewer days of poor mental health, especially if they exercise 3-5 times a week for 45 minutes. The greatest benefits are from team sports, cycling, and aerobic and gym activity.

Short-term sleep loss was associated with increased fat production and muscle breakdown, likely by altering metabolic processes in muscle and fat tissue.

Senior women with probable mild cognitive impairment (deficits related to language, memory, and thinking) who did aerobic exercise by walking twice a week for six months improved their memory for words.