Now exercising at the gym will acquire a whole new meaning, one which not only encompasses health benefits but also a fun and musical experience. Sports brand Nike together with Apple has announced that their Nike+iPod experience will be coming to a gym near you!
Two years ago, Nokia and Apple had come out with the [...]
Are you a couch potato who like many others feels really lethargic and tired all the time? Well, then it’s time you got off that couch and fitted in a bit of exercise into your daily life for a new study says that regular low intensity exercise could effectively reduce fatigue and increase energy [...]
A new study says that a regular dip in a warm swimming pool can alleviate pain in patients suffering from fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia is a painful syndrome involving chronic and severe pain and tenderness in muscles, ligaments and tendons along with problems with sleep, anxiety and depression. More than 90 percent of women suffer from the [...]
Every one of us has 24 hours to work with and it is said that eight good hours of sleep is required to remain healthy. Suppose on an average you spend 10 hours at work and commuting; that leaves about 6 hours for ‘leisure’. Not much, eh? Devoting 1 hour from these precious 6 to [...]
Heading towards the weights section at the gym can now give you more than just a toned body. A team of international researchers recently carried out a study which concluded that weight lifting not only helps burn excess fat but could also prevent diabetes.
Experimenting on mice, the researchers created one that carried a [...]
A new study has indicated that an obesity surgery could help to cure diabetes. This new study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The Australian researchers found that patients who had undergone the surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear [...]
Are you obese or perhaps a little overweight and on the heavier side? Well, now you have something else to blame, besides your diet of course. You can safely blame it on your social nature. This may sound a bit ridiculous, but a new study has actually found that extroverted, outgoing and sociable people [...]
Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St.Louis have found that those who are overweight and then shed some kilos seem to get immediate heart benefit.
Senior author Dr. Sandor J Kovacs studied a group of healthy, overweight but not obese middle-aged men and women.
He found that a year-long regiment of either [...]
According to a new study, people who remain active and also drink alcohol in moderation can effectively reduce their risk of dying compared to those who completely abstain from consuming it.
Experts found that people who did not drink any alcohol nor do any exercise, had a 30% to 49% higher risk of heart disease [...]
Nowadays, a lot of children are become obese are younger ages. This can be attributed to the lifestyle they follow, which could include eating too much of fast foods, watching TV and sometimes playing video games for hours on end.
Now, Steve Easterbrook, chief executive of McDonald’s UK [...]
