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New research from Johns Hopkins suggests that exercise variety - as opposed to intensity in terms of total calorie burn - may reduce the risk of developing dementia later in life. The data come from the Cardiovascular Health Cognition Study, conducted over eight years, of 3,375 seniors who were asked to list the frequency and duration of 15 activities - including walking, biking, hiking, dancing, bowling and golfing - most common among older adults. While 450 new cases of dementia were reported overall, those participating in four or more activities Continue...
Televised tournaments like this month's PGA championship project images of golfers in top shape -- suggesting the sport must be great exercise. It can be, but an over-reliance on golf carts, aversion to the gym, and excessive alcohol and junk food consumption contribute to the alarming fact that 66% of golfers are overweight.
"The results almost made us drop our hot dogs and hi-cal drinks and sit up in our Barcaloungers: Quite simply, we're in terrible shape," lamented Golf Digest, reporting on their survey of 514 golfers (80% male, average age 52.7). Among respondents, 19% have never set foot i Continue...
To pump up your "good" cholesterol, put in the time. While shorter bursts of exercise help your heart in many ways -- keeping triglycerides, blood pressure and weight under control -- Japanese researchers found significant increases in HDL cholesterol only when exercise lasted longer than 30 minutes.
The large-scale analysis looked at over 1,400 people of all ages, whose workout activities ranged from biking and brisk walking to swimming and Continue...