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Regular physical activity is linked to a lower risk of COVID-19 infection and severity, including hospital admission and death, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of […]

Intravenous (IV) nutrition, which used to be considered a treatment of “last resort,” is threatening to become the norm for competitive athletes, despite no scientific evidence that it works or that it is safe, warn […]

High school seniors who play contact sports are roughly 50% more likely to misuse prescription stimulants in the next decade after graduation, compared to those who do not participate in these types of sports, a […]

Researchers have discovered that the manner of walking, or gait, of Japanese children develops differently from that of children in other countries.This post was originally published on this site

A new study by kinesiology graduate students from Western has found passive exercise leads to increased cerebral blood flow and improved executive function, providing the same cognitive benefits as active exercise.This post was originally published […]

Modern living and working environments are increasingly characterized by the simultaneous execution of locomotion and sensory—mostly visual—processing. Also, many job profiles require the simultaneous processing of visual information while walking. For example, a worker in […]

The majority of heart attacks and strokes in the world are ischemic, meaning a clot or buildup of plaque in an artery prevents oxygen-rich blood from reaching cells in the heart or brain. Blocked for […]

New research has found that high levels of physical activity do not counteract the detrimental effects of a poor diet on mortality risk.This post was originally published on this site