News tagged with exercise stress

Exercise's brain benefits

(PhysOrg.com) -- Athletes have long known about the natural "high" exercise can induce. Now, for the first time, medical researchers have demonstrated that exercise can reverse the effects in the brain of psychological trauma ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 14, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Brief exercise reduces impact of stress on cell aging, study shows

Exercise can buffer the effects of stress-induced cell aging, according to new research from UCSF that revealed actual benefits of physical activity at the cellular level.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 26, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Detailed metabolic profile gives 'chemical snapshot' of the effects of exercise

Chemically speaking, you become a different person when you run, according to new research that maps how chemicals change in the blood during exercise, the May 26 issue of Science Translational Medicine report ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New formula gives first accurate peak heart rate for women

Women who measure their peak heart rates for exercise will need to do some new math as will physicians giving stress tests to patients.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fight against fat goes high-tech with new devices

(AP) -- The fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an inside look at eating and exercise habits, scientists are developing wearable wireless sensors to monitor overweight and obese people as they go ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Excessive increase in heart rate before exercise doubles risk of sudden cardiac death in later life

French researchers have discovered a simple and cheap method of predicting who is at greater risk of dying suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Keeping stress fractures at bay while keeping exercise resolutions

Pledging to take up some type of regular exercise regimen is one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions, and it’s a good one at that ... as exercise is proven to stave off chronic health conditions, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Five tips for stress-free exams

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's exam time, and for many students that means long days, late nights and lots of coffee. It's easy to let the anxiety get to you, so what can you do to cope with exam tension?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Exercise-linked ventricular tachycardia is not a risk to healthy older adults

Healthy, older adults free of heart disease need not fear that bouts of rapid, irregular heartbeats brought on by vigorous exercise might increase short- or long-term risk of dying or having a heart attack, according to a ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Lowering blood pressure

The words are in larger-than-average type. The message is simple: "The Blood Pressure Miracle." And Frank Mangano, health advocate and natural health writer, says that's all it takes to lower your blood pressure -- naturally.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Researchers study whether yoga can calm overactive hearts

Can doing the downward-facing dog keep your heart from racing out of control? Alicia Jones is hoping so.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0