Fitness Strategies for Astronauts in space
The health issues that the astronauts usually face while in space include dizziness upon standing up, considerable loss of bone mass and impaired muscle function. The effects of long- term space flight, in low gravitational environment, on the cardiovascular system, however, are scantily heard of. In a recent study, researchers explored and observed More...
Mental and physical exercise in combination: A fitness boost?
As per a study, recently published in the February issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, older adults seem to benefit from combining mental activity with physical exercise. This experimental study randomly More...
Health first; wealth can wait
The conventional wisdom is that wealthier is healthier: staying alive longer takes expensive stuff, and so a country’s quickest way to better health for its people is economic development. There’s a More...
Stretch a bit and stay fit as a fiddle!
One of the most natural and instinctive form of fitness exercises is stretching. It is performed by humans and many animals usually after awakening from sleep, long periods of inactivity or after exiting from confined More...