Health and Fitness information to help people over 50 look and feel younger, lose weight and prevent many of the diseases & conditions associated with aging
题目BI'm an overweight(超重) teenager. I'm only fifteen years old, and already I am over 90 kilograms. Ihad a normal weight three years ago, but my weight just kept increasing(增加) faster than I expected.Being an overweight kid is not easy. When I walk down ...
Adults born small for gestational age (SGA) present a significantly different regression line and have lower exercise capacity per unit of LV mass than controls (P = .04 for interaction). B, Regression line showing an inverse association between the peak V̇o2 and the quantity of bi...
The Exercise Right for Active Ageing program ran from August 2019 to June 2022, and consisted of 12 subsidised exercise classes, delivered at a frequency of one class per week, over a maximum period of 16 weeks [19]. Participants paid exercise providers $8.00 per class, with ESSA paying pro...
1 From 1991 to 1998, obesity prevalence increased by almost 50%.2 Overweight and obese individuals are at increased risk for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, hypertension, and other health disorders.3 However, centrally located excess weight is even more clearly associated with health risk,4,5 ...
Over the past few decades the prevalence of obesity and osteoarthritis (OA) have increased [1, 2] and become a greater burden to society. Nearly one-third of all US adults with obesity also have some form of arthritis, with OA being the most common [3]. The increased prevalence of obesi...
Ten overweight boys (8-12 years) attended the laboratory on seven separate occasions. On the first visit, body anthropometrics and peak aerobic capacity (V?O 2peak) were assessed. Following this, each participant attended the laboratory after an overnight fast for six morning cycling sessions....
Over 20 years ago, McPherron et al. discovered myostatin (MSTN), earlier referred to as growth differentiation factor 8 (GDF-8) [66]. MSTN belongs to the transforming growth factor β (TGF-b) superfamily that controls growth and differentiation. In humans, the TGF-b superfamily comprises ov...
The prevalence of childhood obesity has been rising worldwide over the last few decades [3]. In Taiwan, according to a nationwide survey by Ministry of Education in 2003, the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 25.2% among school boys and 15.2% among school girls [4]. Higher body ...
That's aerobic exercise (also known as "cardio" in gym lingo), which is any activity that you can sustain for more than just a few minutes while your heart, lungs, and muscles work overtime. In this article, I'll discuss the mechanisms of aerobic exercise: oxygen transport and ...