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Can Interval Training Improve Your Health?

How 1-Minute Intervals Can Improve Your Health By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS John P. Kelly/Getty ImagesCan brief bursts of exercise improve your health? While many of us wonder just how much exercise we really need in order to gain health and fitness, a … Continue reading

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Is Marathon training bad for your heart?

Marathon training ‘may pose a heart risk’ Athletes were studied a fortnight before their races, immediately afterwards and then about a week later Doing extreme endurance exercise, like training for a marathon, can damage the heart, research reveals. MRI scans … Continue reading

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Broken Arm? Brain Shifts Quickly When Using a Sling or Cast

Broken Arm? Brain Shifts Quickly When Using a Sling or Cast ScienceDaily (Jan. 16, 2012) — Using a sling or cast after injuring an arm may cause your brain to shift quickly to adjust, according to a study published in the … Continue reading

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Stretching: The Truth

One of my favorite articles about stretching in the NY Times : “There is a neuromuscular inhibitory response to static stretching,” says Malachy McHugh, the director of research at the Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma at Lenox … Continue reading

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Its hurts when I do this ( or you do that ): Posture and pain tolerance

It hurts when I do this (or you do that): Posture and pain tolerance ☆ Vanessa K. Bohnsa, , , Scott S. Wiltermuthb,  a J. L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, 105 St. George St., Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 3E6 b Marshall School … Continue reading

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Botox Shows Lasting Effects On Distant Muscles

Pretty interesting study on Botox. Botulinum neurotoxin type A better known as Botox has previously unsuspected ‘systemic’ effects on muscles other than the ones it’s injected into, reports a study in the January issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International … Continue reading

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How can yoga wreck your body

With any activity comes the risk of injury. On a cold Saturday in early 2009, Glenn Black, a yoga teacher of nearly four decades, whose devoted clientele includes a number of celebrities and prominent gurus, was giving a master class … Continue reading

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