Exercise, movement, and daily habits.
CATEGORY: SLEEP & RECOVERY In a study of older adults, longer and more frequent daytime naps were linked to a higher risk of dying during the follow-up years, and naps taken in the morning were associated with more risk than… Read More →
CATEGORY: MOBILITY, BONES & JOINTS Adults recovering from a bout of low back pain who took part in an individualized walking program went nearly twice as long before their pain came back — and were about 28% less likely to… Read More →
CATEGORY: STRESS & MIND-BODY If your blood pressure sits just above the healthy range, the gentle, flowing movements of tai chi may do more to bring it down than a brisk aerobic workout. In a 12-month randomized trial of adults… Read More →
CATEGORY: EXERCISE & MOVEMENT Adults who packed the recommended 150 minutes of weekly moderate-to-vigorous activity into just one or two days had a 32% lower risk of death from any cause than inactive people—a benefit statistically similar to spreading the… Read More →
CATEGORY: SLEEP & RECOVERY People with more regular sleep—going to bed and waking at consistent times from day to day—had roughly a 20% to 48% lower risk of dying from any cause than those with the most irregular schedules, and… Read More →
CATEGORY: EXERCISE & MOVEMENTAdults who averaged about 7,000 steps a day had a 47% lower risk of dying during the study period than those who took roughly 2,000 steps a day — and for most health outcomes, walking beyond 7,000… Read More →
