Among a group of 35 young adults with generalized anxiety disorder, researchers observed that running on a treadmill for 30 minutes resulted in an immediate reduction in participants’ anxious symptoms. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, December 2018

The current research suggests that physical exercise (such as aerobic exercises, treadmill training, dancing, traditional Chinese exercise, yoga, or resistance training) can improve both motor and non-motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, December 2018

According to a new study, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients with higher cardiorespiratory fitness levels have better spatial navigation skills than less-fit AD patients. This suggests that promoting exercise can reduce the fall risk for patients with AD. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, November 2018

Among a group of 210 seniors with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers observed that those who participated in a year-long exercise program had a lower risk of falling than Alzheimer’s patients who did not exercise. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, October 2018

Among a group of 1,995 adults, researchers found that those with higher vitamin D serum levels also tended to have better cardiorespiratory fitness than participants with sub-optimal vitamin D readings. Researcher Dr. Amr Marawan adds, “Our study shows that higher levels of vitamin D are associated with better exercise capacity… We also know from previous…

In a study that included 807 children, aged nine or ten, researchers found that although a third of the boys and girls in the study exercised an average of 60 minutes per day, only 3% did so every day. Researcher Dr. Lisa Price notes, “We don’t know whether averaging 60 minutes a day will be…

Researchers analyzed data from 32 studies that included over 52,000 pregnant women and found that while exercise did not reduce their risk for low back pain, pelvic girdle pain, or lumbopelvic pain either during pregnancy or in the postpartum period, being physically active did lessen the severity of these musculoskeletal conditions when they occurred. BMJ…

According to a new study that monitored the health status of over 65,000 middle-aged adults for a decade, regular exercisers have a reduced mortality risk for several cardiovascular outcomes, including acute myocardial infarction, chronic ischaemic heart disease, pulmonary heart disease, arrhythmias, heart failure, cerebrovascular events, and aneurysm and peripheral vascular diseases. European Journal of Epidemiology,…

A new animal-based study has found that daily exercise helps facilitate the elimination of proteins and organelles in the muscles that are no longer functional. Investigators say the removal of these components is vital, because when they accumulate, they become toxic and contribute to muscle cell impairment and death. Principle investigator Dr. Julio Cesar Batista…

Exercise can reduce stress and improve cellular health among family caregivers. Researchers recruited 68 sedentary individuals who cared for family members suffering from either Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. The participants were divided into either a group that undertook 40 minutes of aerobic exercise three to five times per week or a group…