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Article categories: Diabetes | Cancer | HIV | Fibromyalgia | Pain | Cholesterol | Ayurveda | Sleep | Ephedra | Glutathione | Vitamins | Exercising | Tanning Osteoporosis and Physical Activity Bone health is promoted through regular weight-bearing physical activities that use muscular strength and power... (639 views) Physical Activity and Cancer Two of the important avoidable causes of cancer are cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption. If we totally eliminated these two factors, perhaps one... (625 views) Current Issues in Flexibility Fitness Recent research has clearly shown that physical activity is one of the most important factors related to maintaining good health (Corbin & Pangrazi, 1993; USDHHS, 1996). Programmed physical activity... (634 views) Definitions: Health, Fitness, and Physical Activity In 1993, with the special assistance of Chris Spain, Director of Research, Program Planning, and Special Projects for the Council, we brought back the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Research Digest that was originally published by the Council under the editorship of H. Harrison... (907 views) Influences on Physical Activity of Children, Adolescents, and Adults "Understanding the many factors that influence physical activity may help improve the effectiveness of physical activity intervention programs. Research suggests that the... (613 views) Adolescence: A 'Risk Factor' for Physical Inactivity Exercise is good for your health-a lesson learned from the ancients-but the recommendations for achieving such benefits has undergone a significant transition in the closing decades of the Twentieth Century. Most particularly, there has been a shift away from the... (552 views) Physical Activity & Sport in the Lives of girls WHEN THE PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS was established by Executive Order in 1956, few Americans could have imagined the surge of participation in physical activity and sport among girls and... (716 views) Physical Activity and Fitness Evidence of the multiple health benefits of regular physical activity continues to mount. Regular physical activity can help to prevent and manage coronary heart disease, hypertension, noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus... (1091 views) Physical Activity Protects against the Health Risks of Obesity Considerable attention has been placed on the increasing prevalence of obesity in our society. One population-based study (Mokdad et al., 1999) indicated that the prevalence increased from 12 to 18.9%... (546 views) NOLAN RYAN ON FINDING TIME FOR FITNESS Now that my career doesnt depend on physical conditioning, I find it challenging to find the time to exercise. My strategy is to write it into... (510 views) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | |