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Preventing Injurious Falls With Tai Ji Quan or Exercise in At-Risk Populations
In this three-arm study, a therapeutic form of Tai ji quan is superior to either a multimodal exercise or a stretching program in reducing severe injurious falls among at-risk older, community-dwelling Americans.
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Does Physical Activity Lower the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease?
A systematic review and meta-analysis incorporating more than 500,000 subjects revealed that moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with a significant reduction in development of Parkinson’s disease; this relationship is most pronounced in men.
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Exercise and the Aging Immune System
The authors of this literature review detailed changes in immune system function that occur with age, as well as the immunological effects of acute and chronic exercise.
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Exercise Improves Physical Function in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Tailored exercise therapy can improve physical functioning in patients with knee osteoarthritis and comorbid conditions.
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Aerobic Exercise and Heart Health: Is It Ever Too Late to Start?
In this prospective, randomized, controlled trial, researchers demonstrated improvements in exercise tolerance and diastolic cardiac function in middle-aged, healthy, sedentary men and women performing intensive aerobic exercise over a two-year period.
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Is There a Link Between Stopping Exercise and Depressive Symptoms?
SYNOPSIS: The authors of this review article found a suggestive link between stopping exercise and the onset of depressive symptoms in healthy adults, especially in women.
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Tai Chi or Aerobics: Which Is Better for Fibromyalgia?
In this randomized, controlled trial, researchers found that tai chi shows equal or greater effect than aerobic exercise for addressing symptoms of fibromyalgia, and that more effect is obtained with longer duration of tai chi practice.
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Running and Health
In a review and meta-analysis of the effects of running and longevity, researchers concluded that running provides specific and significant health benefits and proposed a threshold above which more running provides diminishing returns.
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Aerobic Exercise and Cognitive Impairment
Progressive aerobic exercise training appears to be a low-risk and effective intervention for improving cognitive function in community-dwelling adults with mild subcortical ischemic vascular cognitive impairment.
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Are All Plant-based Diets Created Equally (in Terms of Health Benefits)?
This large-scale, observational, prospective study investigating types of plant-based diets found an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in adherents to plant-based diets containing foods such as fruit juices, refined grains, sweetened beverages, and desserts.