A 40-minute daily walk can cut disability risk in older adults, suggests a new study.
According to researchers elderly could decrease their risk of disability and increase their likelihood of maintaining independence by 41 percent.
The study appears in the current issue of the Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy.

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Alzheimer’s disease patients with higher physical fitness had larger brains compared to mild Alzheimer’s patients with lower physical fitness, according to a study published in the July 15, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology
The results remained the same regardless of age, gender, severity of dementia, physical activity and […]

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New research shows that regular physical activity helps reduce the risk of recurrence of breast cancer and slows the advance of prostate cancer.
So, the standard weapons in the fight against cancer - surgery, chemotherapy and radiation - may soon be joined by something far simpler: exercise
There are 10 million cancer survivors in the U.S., 17 […]

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Men who take up cycling in an effort to stay fit, do their bit for the environment or avoid spiralling motoring costs, could be harming their health if they don’t choose the right bicycle.
That’s the stark warning from consultant urological surgeon Mr Vinod Nargund from St Bartholomew’s and Homerton Hospitals, London, in the urology journal […]

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Men who work at desk jobs are more likely to develop prostate cancer than manual workers, a study indicates.
Researchers found low levels of physical activity in the workplace can significantly raise the risk of cancer, the Daily Mail reported Saturday.
The study determined men who worked as teachers or in office jobs were much more likely […]

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A new study expected to be presented in San Francisco this weekend at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society found that physical fitness appeared to be more important than weight in estimating a male diabetic’s longevity.
The researchers found that the higher the man’s level of fitness, the lower his risk of dying during the […]

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If you’re a man with type 2 diabetes, how long you live may be determined more by how physically fit you are than by how much you weigh.
A new study expected to be presented in San Francisco this weekend at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society found that physical fitness appeared to be more […]

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Australian researchers from the Royal Melbourne Hospital say that environmental factors like sedentary lifestyle may be to blame for a rise in the number of cases of childhood type 1 diabetes. They say that studies have shown that the incidence of children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes has doubled in the country over the past […]

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A team of Swedish researchers analysed data from 300,000 golfers in the country to show that low-intensity exercise does have beneficial health effects.
They found that golf is good for health and longevity, with the death rate for regular players as much as 40 percent lower than for others of comparable age, sex and social status.
While […]

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According to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet, men who exercise often are less likely to die from cancer than those who don’t exercise.
These results show for the first time, the affect that daily exercise has in reducing cancer death risk in men aged between 45 and 79. Experts found that […]

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