UGA.edu - The anxiety that often accompanies a chronic illness can chip away at quality of life and make patients less likely to follow their treatment plan. But regular exercise can significantly reduce symptoms of anxiety, a new University of Georgia study shows.
In a study appearing in the the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers analyzed [...]

AHA - Physical fitness is associated with better academic scores in young people, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association’s 2010 Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism.
“As children’s health continues to be a concern - especially when it comes to obesity - some have suggested that children’s physical fitness is associated [...]

Missouri.edu - With the obesity rate rising for American adults and children, health concerns such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are a frequent reality. Although obesity itself is a major risk factor for disease, most of the threat may be associated with a cluster of risk factors called the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Losing weight can [...]

A higher prevalence of arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitations (AAL) is found in the U.S. versus the Canadian population, especially for women, according to researchers from the Toronto Western Research Institute. The authors attribute the higher prevalence of arthritis and AAL to a greater level of obesity and physical inactivity in Americans, particularly women. Full [...]

USCD.edu - A novel way to improve the symptoms of subsyndromal depression (SSD) in seniors is through the regular use of “exergames” – entertaining video games with the Nintendo Wii that combine game play with exercise - according to research from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. In a NIH-funded pilot study, [...]

OSU.edu - Highly fit multiple sclerosis patients perform significantly better on tests of cognitive function than similar less-fit patients, a new study shows.
In addition, MRI scans of the patients showed that the fitter MS patients showed less damage in parts of the brain that show deterioration as a result of MS, as well as a [...]