Too much TV and not having enough physical exercise as a young adult were associated with worse cognitive function 25 years later in midlife, showed a study published online Wednesday by U.S. journal JAMA Psychiatry. Researchers at the ...
Tags: TV, Cognitive Function
US children are failing at fitness, according to a new report from National Physical Activity Plan. Only 42% of 6-to 11-year-olds and *% of 12-to-15-years-olds in the US meet the minimum criteria for activity. Meanwhile,the percentage of ...
For seniors, every extra hour a day spent sitting is linked to double the risk of being disabled no matter how much exercise people get, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Dorothy Dunlop, a professor of medicine at Northwestern ...
Tags: sedentary behavior, physical activity, increased disability
Older women are physically inactive for about two-thirds of their waking hours, according to new research. But that doesn't mean they're just sitting still. Although women in the study appeared to be inactive for a good portion of the ...