Exercise & Mobility

Exercise may improve liver health, even without weight loss.

Exercise is Good for Your Liver

A recent trial found that getting moving can improve liver health in people with obesity, even without weight loss. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is...
Being active at any size is good for health, but it’s not as effective as losing weight.

Being Active Can Only Partially Offset Harms of Obesity

We know being physically active is good for health. But losing some excess weight may be more important. Research indicates physical activity alone is...
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Age is not a barrier to weight loss

A study published recently in the journal Clinical Endocrinology put to rest the idea that we can’t lose weight once we’re passed a certain...
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Even half an hour of activity may help counteract dangers of sedentary lifestyle

An analysis of data from multiple observational studies suggests 30 minutes of exercise a day may help you live longer, even if you’re otherwise...

Simple Ways to Step Up Physical Activity

Just one in five women and one in four men in the U.S. meets the recommended Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (see Physical Activity...

Don’t Just Be Active…Avoid Being Inactive

As we age, risk for illness and disability increase, potentially decreasing quality of life. Research has shown that higher levels of physical activity and...
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Lower Risk of Hip Fracture May be Tied to Lifestyle Choices

Over 300,000 adults ages 65 and older are hospitalized for hip fractures every year in the U.S. but that number may be going down....
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HIIT It!

Physical activity is integral to good health. High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, is more time-efficient than traditional workouts, and research has shown it has...

Q. I have heard I should eat protein after I exercise. Why is this,...

A. Roger A. Fielding, PhD, director of the HNRCA’s Nutrition, Exercise Physiology and Sarcopenia laboratory, answers: “After exercise, protein synthesis causes our muscles to...
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Sustained Weight Loss Associated with Lower Breast Cancer Risk in Women 50 and Over

An analysis published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that losing even modest amounts of weight and keeping it off was...