Weekly bouts of moderate aerobic exercise on a bike or treadmill, or a brisk walk, combined with some weightlifting, may cut down levels of fat in the liver by up to 40 percent in people with type 2 diabetes, a study by physical fitness experts at Johns Hopkins shows.
According to researchers, who present their [...]

A group of sedentary and overweight older people placed on a four-month exercise program not only became more fit, but burned off more fat, compared to older sedentary people who were placed on a weight loss diet but did not exercise.
The new study also showed that when older people diet without exercising, they lose more [...]

Strengthening bones with physical activity; new online dietary calcium calculator.
InformedHealthOnline.org - A stumble, a fall - a broken bone: many older people are afraid of this happening. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care has published information about how you can protect yourself. Research shows that regular adequate intake of calcium and [...]

JAMA - Adults with memory problems who participated in a home-based physical exercise program experienced a modest improvement in cognitive function, compared to those who did not participate in the program, according to a study in the September 3, 2008 issue of JAMA.
As the world population ages, the number of older adults living with Alzheimer [...]

JAMA / Archives - Children burn more than four times as many calories per minute playing an active video game like the Xavix system than playing a seated game, and their heart rate is also significantly higher with the active game, according to a report in the September 2008 issue of Archives of Pediatrics & [...]

Research shows improvement from exercise even years post-stroke.
HopkinsMedicine.org - People who walk on a treadmill even years after stroke damage can significantly improve their health and mobility, changes that reflect actual “rewiring” of their brains, according to research spearheaded at Johns Hopkins.
“This is great news for stroke survivors because results clearly demonstrate that long-term stroke [...]