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Stay Fit With an Elliptical Trainer

Jan 21, 2020 · Kate Brophy · Mobility & Fitness

If you’re thinking of purchasing home exercise equipment, an elliptical trainer is worth considering if you’re looking for a lower-impact alternative to a treadmill. While a treadmill can provide you with an indoor walking workout that boosts cardiovascular fitness, it places your hip and knee joints under stress. However, an … Read More

No Gym Required: Effective Exercises You Can Do at Home

Jan 15, 2020 · Dawn Bialy · Mobility & Fitness

Physical activity is an important component of a healthy lifestyle for all women, but many women struggle with finding time and staying motivated to exercise. In addition, older women need to follow an exercise program that includes activities that address their changing needs. “During the postmenopausal years, reduced levels of … Read More

Work Your Core to Maintain Full Body Health

Jan 14, 2020 · UHN Staff · Mobility & Fitness

Ys the central link that connects your upper and lower body, your “core” is at the very center of every movement you make. It includes the muscles of your hips, pelvis, abdomen, and trunk. It holds your body up, helps keep your back strong and your balance steady, and helps … Read More

11. Easy Pilates Exercises

Dec 30, 2019 · Marsha McCulloch, MS, RDN · Mobility & Fitness

2. Fit for Life

Dec 30, 2019 · Marsha McCulloch, MS, RDN · Mobility & Fitness

Conditioning your heart and making muscles stronger improve the health of your physical body, but physical activity also enhances overall health including mental and emotional well-being. Time on a treadmill or in a swimming pool reduces stress and boosts joy. Strength gained from resistance training can help you feel like … Read More

Aerobic Exercise Is Good for the Body and Mind

Dec 20, 2019 · UHN Staff · Mobility & Fitness

Aerobic exercise is one of the best things you can do for your health. It positively affects every system in your body, from blood pressure to blood sugar, stress, sleep, cholesterol, weight, bone health, fighting disease, and more. But if you’re visualizing choreographed dancing to music, that’s just one way … Read More

How Exercising More May Help Prevent the Onset of Depression

Dec 16, 2019 · Jay Roland · Mobility & Fitness

Even if you are genetically predisposed to depression, boosting the time you spend exercising every week may help reduce the risk of developing depression. That’s the main takeaway from a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study, published in the journal Depression and Anxiety. “We believe there may be many factors that … Read More

Move More—See Your Doctor Less

Dec 16, 2019 · JoAnn Milivojevic · Mobility & Fitness

You’ve heard it a million times—exercise more. But that direction is rather worthless unless you know how much, how often, what kind of exercises to do and why. The latest Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, a science-based guide released in 2018 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services … Read More

Q&A: Radiculopathy; Niacin; Exercise Program

Dec 16, 2019 · Carrie Adkins-Ali · Mobility & Fitness

Q: I have been diagnosed with radiculopathy. What does that mean? A: When you experience radiculopathy, or a pinched nerve, an injury to the root of a nerve triggers pain at the end of the nerve. The location of the injured nerves determines where you will feel symptoms. If the … Read More

Memory Maximizers: Happy Memories; Walking Test

Nov 18, 2019 · Jay Roland · Mobility & Fitness

Use Your Senses to Create Happy Memories A whiff of your mother’s favorite perfume, an old song you listened to with friends in high school, and the taste of champagne you sipped on your wedding day all can bring back some powerful memories. Often those recollections come to mind without … Read More

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