Tag: Fitness

Heavy doctors less likely to talk to patients about weight

Heavy doctors less likely to talk to patients about weight

Overweight doctors discuss weight loss less frequently with obese patients than doctors with normal weights and they’re significantly less confident of their ability to provide effective counseling about diet or exercise.

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January 28, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Health exhibit coming to Science Center in 2012

Health exhibit coming to Science Center in 2012

Professor Wellbody’s Academy of Health & Wellness will bring guests of all ages into the imaginative world of Professor Wellbody, demonstrating how personal choices can positively affect our health and well-being.

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January 26, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Signs can get us to use stairs instead of the elevator

Signs can get us to use stairs instead of the elevator

Signs that read, “Burn Calories, Not Electricity” posted in lobbies of New York City buildings, motivated more people to take the stairs and continue to use them even months later.

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January 18, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Small steps to big health change

Small steps to big health change

Want to lose weight? Quit smoking? Get fit? It can be done, but you’re more likely to reach your goals if you take a slow, step-by-step approach, experts say.

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January 13, 2012 | 0 Comments More
How Gastric Banding Works A surgeon places a circular silicone band around the upper part of the stomach, creating a small pouch. The narrowed opening between the pouch and the rest of the stomach controls how fast food passes to the lower part of the stomach. The band is connected with tubing to a button-like part (port) placed close to the skin above the stomach. A doctor can adjust the band, without surgery, by inserting a needle through the skin into the port to add or remove fluid in the band. This changes the size of the opening, which controls how fast food passes into the lower stomach. The band limits the amount of food that can be eaten at one time, helping people to feel full sooner and eat less.

FDA targets gastric band weight-loss claims

“I lost 90 pounds with the Lap-Band!,” read the billboards. Sounds tempting, doesn’t it? But there are serious risks with the weight-loss surgery promoted by these ads.

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December 26, 2011 | 0 Comments More
How bikes can save us

How bikes can save us

After tobacco-related diseases, diseases due to out lack physical activity are the top killers of Americans. But research suggests that getting out of our cars and onto our bikes would do us a world of good. The average person will lose 13 pounds their first year riding to work.

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December 19, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Promoting exercise to curb obesity among African American girls

Promoting exercise to curb obesity among African American girls

Experts want kids to exercise at least 60 minutes every day, but among all children, black girls are most likely to report they got no physical activity in the past week.

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December 19, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Insurance often does not cover weight-loss surgery for teens

Insurance often does not cover weight-loss surgery for teens

As obesity among young people continues to rise, a growing number of clinicians say that weight-loss surgery may be their best chance to take off significant weight. But although health plans frequently cover bariatric surgery in adults, coverage for patients under age 18 is spotty.

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December 13, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Yoga no better than stretching for back pain, Group Health study finds

Yoga no better than stretching for back pain, Group Health study finds

“We expected back pain to ease more with yoga than with stretching, so our findings surprised us.”

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October 24, 2011 | 1 Comment More
New website to help seniors get fit

New website to help seniors get fit

Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign for children now has a counterpart for the 50-plus set. The National Institute on Aging on Wednesday launched its “Go4Life” campaign, aimed at increasing physical activity among Baby Boomers and their parents.

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October 22, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Sidewalks, crime affect women’s physical activity

Sidewalks, crime affect women’s physical activity

A large new study shows that where women live affects just how likely they are to exercise.

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October 11, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Photo: Willi Heidelbach

One question identifies workers most at risk for health problems

Asking people who join a gym, fitness or wellness center just one short question about their stress level can identify those who are at risk of health problems and poor health habits.

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August 31, 2011 | 0 Comments More