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Forty percent of Japanese adults face higher risk of disease from lack of exercise: WHO
About 40 percent of Japanese adults were physically inactive in 2016, above the global average of 28 percent, exposing them to risks of heart disease, cancer and diabetes, WHO said.
A study in the United States has found that people who exercise several times a week report having better mental health than those who take no exercise, with team sports and those involving social groups having the most positive effect. The research also found that ...
London's mayor wants residents to put on their walking boots to boost health
Londoners were urged to reach for their walking shoes Thursday as the government launched its first action plan to get more people moving around the city on foot. Mayor Sadiq Khan has said he wants to make the British capital the world's most walkable city ...
Chewing gum as you walk may help you stay slimmer: Japanese study
The study says chewing gum while walking at a natural pace raises one’s heart rate, travel distance and energy expenditure.
While physical exercise may stave off dementia, it does not delay mental decline in people after they've been diagnosed, a study in nearly 500 people with the condition reported Thursday. While a fitness regime improved physical fitness in people with mild to moderate dementia, it ...
In rapidly aging South Korea, elderly find escape from anxiety in visits to discos
A discotheque hidden among the back alleys of eastern Seoul is packed with hundreds of gray-haired couples on a Monday afternoon, dancing to local hits from the 1960s in a basketball court-size hall. Kim Sa-gyu, 85, calls it his "playground." "What else would I do all ...
The elderly are dominating Japan's fitness clubs
Japanese gyms are almost totally monopolized by people of middle and advanced ages, especially those over 65, and have become indispensable arenas for their socializing.
A few hours a week of light exercise — walking the dog, puttering about in the garden — lower the risk of death in older men, even if workouts are brief, researchers said Tuesday. Their findings, reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, challenge ...
Study of Canadian families finds mortality doubles for single dads over moms
The risk of dying prematurely more than doubles for single fathers compared to single mothers or paired-up dads, according to a study of Canadian families published Thursday. "Our research highlights that single fathers have higher mortality, and demonstrates the need for public health policies to ...
Take hypertension news with a grain of salt
U.S. doctors may be changing how they define hypertension, but the need to exercise and eat less junk food remain the best ways to fight off high blood pressure.
