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At they decision-making level within governments, it is possible to pass legislation that would improve public health and the amount of physical activity that people perform every day. This is the conclusion of a new scientific study that was carried out by experts in the United Kingdom. The paper was authored by exp... |
7 April 2011
03:17 GMT |
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People who manage to take more steps every day not only help prevent obesity, but also reduce their disk of developing diabetes, a new study published on bmj.com today, concluded.There is certain popular belief that we should take 10,000 steps every day, but a more recent recommendation lowered the number to 3,000 st... |
13 January 2011
18:41 GMT |
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In a new scientific study, experts argue that walking may be one of the most efficient method of reducing signs of cognitive decline in seniors exhibiting symptoms related to forms of dementia such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease.The work, presented on November 29 at the annual meetin... |
29 November 2010
05:55 GMT |
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A new research supported by the National Institute on Aging, suggests that people who walk at least six miles (9.65 km) per week preserve their memory as they age and also protect their brain size.The study focused on 299 people without dementia, and recorded the number of blocks they walked in one week.Nine years la... |
14 October 2010
04:35 GMT |
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Our earliest ancestors, the ancient hominids, are known for their affinity to trees. They spent much of their lives in the canopies of forests in the land that is now Tanzania, Africa, and only descended on the ground occasionally. However, when they did, they appeared to have extended their legs in very much the sam... |
24 March 2010
05:23 GMT |
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Scientists propose that large elephants may not be running, regardless of how fast they appear to be moving. A series of investigations has made experts consider the possibility that the mammals may actually be walking very fast, rather than running in the strictest sense of the word. The new research appears to indi... |
14 February 2010
07:41 GMT |
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It can take many months for a human newborn child to learn how to walk. In the first few months of life, the child is highly dependent on its parents for everything, and they learn to move on their own after much experimenting and failure. Experts have wondered for a long time why this is the case with our species, w... |
15 December 2009
18:11 GMT |
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Rosario Dawson is not only extremely beautiful and in great shape, she’s also thinking constantly of the environment, as she reveals in a recent short interview with People magazine. Were she to sum up her fitness philosophy in just a couple of words, those would probably be “ditch the car, start walking,... |
15 June 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Anthropologists and archaeologists have been scouting early human dig sites around the world for clues as to when the change from the primate-like state to a biped humanoid happened. They know that, in the grand scheme of things, ancient humans gave up their ability to use all of their four limbs to climb trees, in f... |
14 April 2009
06:58 GMT |
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It is already common knowledge that walking at a brisker pace can burn more calories and be more pleasant than, say, jogging or hitting the gym for some intense cardio, especially for those who don’t like sweating or putting too much of an effort into something at once. However, they too can now make the most o... |
8 April 2009
13:11 GMT |
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People who often use public transport to get to schools, workplaces, or simply around town, are three times more fit than citizens who prefer using their cars for the same actions, the results of a new scientific study show. The investigation, conducted by University of British Columbia experts, seems to point out th... |
27 March 2009
11:23 GMT |
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Most of us who live in urban areas firmly believe that our town or city environment is at least partly responsible for the fact that we don't get as much exercise as we'd like to. And indeed, walking the crowded streets in high heels, or prowling the interminable supermarket aisles in search of various purc... |
11 June 2008
06:46 GMT |
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A new highly advanced walking robot dubbed Flame was developed recently by researcher Daan Hobbelen from TU Delft as part of his PhD research focused on revealing the way people walk. For his research Hobbelen will receive his PhD next week, on May 30. Hobbelen's findings could provide a valuable insight into ne... |
23 May 2008
10:40 GMT |
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Duke University has shown in a recent experiment that small primates use up roughly the same amount of energy while climbing as they do while walking. The new finding could reveal why the tiny human ancestors chose to live a life in the trees more than 65 million years ago. The study involved five different species o... |
16 May 2008
10:12 GMT |
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The hottest UK trend in fitness shoes has a name that will most likely stick to your memory and make you wonder - as it did to me - how come someone didn't think of this name any sooner. The FitFlops (that's right, they are actually called FitFlops) are... what else but a pair of flip flops with an added he... |
9 May 2008
09:30 GMT |
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The unofficial record set by the Cornell Ranger robot on April 3rd at Barton Hall, by making 45 laps around the running track, more precisely 5.6 miles or 9 kilometers. The robot would have probably continued to keep on going, however at some point it stopped and fell on his back probably due to low power supplied fr... |
8 April 2008
09:19 GMT |
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