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People who jog a total of one hour a week or more, live an average six years longer and are more likely to report an overall sense of well-being than non-joggers, according to a new study. Danish researchers reported jogging was associated with a 44% reduction in the risk of death over 35 years, [...] 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 [...] Johns Hopkins researchers report in a new study that fall risk among middle-aged and elderly people increases significantly when those people have hearing loss. Researchers looked at data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2001 and 2004, in which more than 2,000 people ages 40 to 69 had taken a hearing [...] Many turn to yoga as a way to maintain good health, stretch muscles and quiet the mind. But an article published January 5, 2012, in New York Times’ magazine questions whether yoga is for everyone—suggesting that some yoga poses might be dangerous for even devoted yogis. Journalist William J. Broad reports on the views [...] |
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