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Exercise counteracts muscle breakdown, increases strength and reduces inflammation caused by aging and heart failure, according to new research in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal. Results from exercise for people with heart failure are much like the benefits gained by all exercisers: there’s less muscle wasting, and people become fitter, improving their exercise [...] Low back pain affects nearly two-thirds of Americans. However, a whopping 37 percent do not seek professional help for pain relief, according to the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Move Forward Low Back Pain Survey. “Most people experience low back pain at some point in their lives, but many people don’t realize they can [...] What you do and don’t do affects your genetic tendency toward obesity, according to a new study presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2012 Scientific Sessions. For example, researchers found that people can cut the genetic effect of obesity in half by walking briskly for an hour [...] |
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