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Health & Fitness > Exercise (Other) Weight training versus weight bearing exercise for osteoporosis

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Osteoporosis affects approximately 44 million people and leads to 1.5 million fractures per year, mostly in the hip, spine, and wrist. The annual cost of treatment is estimated at $17 billion and it is rising. Both men and women get osteoporosis. One in 2 women and 1 in 4 men over 50 will suffer a vertebral (spinal) fracture...

Health & Fitness > Fitness & Exercise Tips How to stick with an exercise program

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Starting and Staying with and exercise program Has this been another year where you made a promise to exercise more but find that you have abandoned your program again? Every year in January many of us make New Year's Resolutions to be healthier, loose weight, eat better etc. We make these commitments because we know that a ...

Health & Fitness > Brain & Nerve Conditions Tips for beginning an exercise program when you have Parkinson's disease

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Regular exercise is important for those with PD to help you stay strong and mobile and maintain your independence and reduce the risk of falls. A complete exercise program should consist of the following 3 components: Aerobic/Cardiovascular Exercise. The purpose of aerobic exercise is to strengthen the heart and lungs and it...

Health & Fitness > Brain & Nerve Conditions Combining exercise and yoga to help manage the symptoms of MS

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and progressive illness that affects brain and spinal cord, resulting in sensations such as numbness, loss of muscle control, vision, balance, and/or thinking ability. MS is an autoimmune disease (diseases in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks normal tissues). With MS, the ...

Health & Fitness > Arthritis Using yoga techniques to manage the symptoms of arthritis and fibromyalgia

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Regular exercise can help to prevent or lessen the severity of many chronic diseases. It can also help manage stress, improve mood, and maintain independence by reducing the risk of falls. Regular exercise is also good for those with arthritis. Keeping the muscles strong helps to take pressure off of painful joints and stret...

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