Posted by: admin on: October 25, 2011
Target heart rates help determine how hard you need to exercise to achieve an aerobic workout or stay in the fat-burning zone. Widely accepted standard calculations used over the past 40 years were based on male-only studies. Women have a different exercise capacity that should be measured using a gender-specific formula. Therefore a formula has […]
Posted by: admin on: June 17, 2011
This trial is the first exercise study that focuses on fracture incidence as a primary study endpoint. Findings further increased the evidence that exercise relevantly prevents fractures in the elderly. INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of strictly supervised long-term exercise training on “overall” fracture incidence and bone mineral density […]
Posted by: admin on: May 30, 2011
Exercise is being emphasized as a preventive medicine option at Saginaw Valley State University as the school joins a new initiative with Exercise is Medicine. “This is a new initiative that we’re looking to incorporate into our wellness program,” said Cynthia Bala, associate director of human resources at SVSU. “It’s taking our wellness program to […]