aerobic exercise

"Our results suggest that regular aerobic exercise could be a useful strategy for relapse prevention, as part of a comprehensive treatment program for recovering cocaine abusers.

Walking was the most common type of activity, followed by stationary cycling and mixed aerobic exercise. The patients' endurance and walking speed was tested before and after they completed the programs.

In the study on fibromyalgia, t'ai chi was as or more effective than aerobic exercise - and the longer the duration, the greater effect.

In a study published in JAMA Pediatrics, the researchers randomized 103 adolescent athletes aged 13-18 years to a program of subsymptom aerobic exercise or a placebo-like stretching program that did not raise heart rate.

Research indicates that aerobic exercise provides cognitive benefits across the lifespan, but controlled exercise studies have been limited to elderly individuals, the researchers wrote.

Lee and colleagues (2012) conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving 45 African-American and Caucasian obese boys ages 12 to 18 years randomized to three groups: aerobic exercise, resistance training, or non-exercising group.

ISLAMABAD -- Supervised aerobic exercises have large antidepressant treatment effects for patients with major depression,a new study said.

"When performing aerobic exercise, you will feel your breathing speed up, your heart rate increase, and your body temperature rise.

However, there are quite a few studies comparing the different intensities of aerobic exercise on cardiovascular system, so the current study was designed to compare the effect of high and low intensities of aerobic exercise on cardiovascular system.

"At Cleveland Clinic, we often recommend muscle-strengthening activities involving all major muscle groups on at least two days a week, in addition to regular aerobic exercise," says Haitham Ahmed, MD, MPH, Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation.

In the study, published recently in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation, the aerobic exercise group took part in high- and moderate-intensity aerobic exercise at least four days a week.

Improvements in this type of memory from exercise might help to explain the previously established link between aerobic exercise and better academic performance, says Jennifer Heisz, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster and lead author of the study.

Intervention in the experimental group were supervised structured aerobic exercise training programme, routine medication and dietary, while the control group was treated by routine medication and dietary plan for 25 weeks at 3 days per week for both groups.

Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Aerobic exercise can improve memory function and maintain brain health as we age, a new study has found.

Having a body mass index of less than 20% fat and a HbA1c of seven or less are both heavily influenced by diet and consistent aerobic exercise.