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How-Hard-Do-You-REALLY-Have-to-Work?Mar 01

March 1, 2022 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – March 2022

March 2022 Regular Physical Activity Reduces Anxiety Physical activity may prevent anxiety, but the importance of exercise intensity, sex-specific mechanisms, and duration of the effects remain largely unknown. A Swedish study reviewed the records of 395,369 individuals for up to 21 years to investigate if participation in an ultra long-distance cross-country ski race (Vasaloppet, upRead More

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REAL-News --June-2020Jun 01

June 1, 2020 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – June 2020

   June 2020 Is There An Exercise Routine Older Adults Can and Will Do? As we age, we lose muscle and bone mass. We don’t manage glucose levels as well. These predispose the elderly to reduced function and higher risk of falls and fractures which could seriously impair both quality and quantity of life. EncouragingRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: achieve well-being, calories, Exercise, exercise intensity, physical activity, sedentariness, sitting

Nov 30, 2010

November 30, 2010 By Irv Rubenstein

Too Much Time, Not Enough Activity

As I’ve reported in the past, sedentary behavior, of which we are all guilty in the modern society of advanced economies, is killing us. (Disclosure: while you sit and read this, I’m typing it standing up at my new upright computer desk. It feels good to be standing.) I’m not going to dwell any furtherRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: Exercise, health, physical activity, sitting

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