From the University of Michigan study via HealthCanal: A new University of Michigan study finds that overweight men and women responded differently to advertisements about the benefits from exercise. “Daily well-being” motivates women to exercise,…
From the Dartmouth College press release via EurekAlert!: Exercise clears the mind. It gets the blood pumping and more oxygen is delivered to the brain. This is familiar territory, but Dartmouth’s David Bucci thinks there…
From the Springer Select press release: A new study, testing the benefits of a virtual exercise partner, shows that the presence of a moderately more capable cycling partner boosts motivation to stick to an exercise…
From the Elsevier Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: Stories of athletes bravely “playing through the pain” are relatively common and support the widespread belief that they experience pain differently than non-athletes. Yet, the scientific…
From the Monash University press release via MedicalXpress: Preschool children who are more physically active are more likely to show behavioural problems, a study has found. The study, published in Developmental Disabilities, found that increased…
From the Mayo Clinic press release via EurekAlert!: You think your computer has a lot of memory … if you keep using your computer you may, too. Combining mentally stimulating activities, such as using a…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: Daily physical exercise may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, even in people over the age of 80, according to a study published in the…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release: Practices like physical exercise, certain forms of psychological counseling and meditation can all change brains for the better, and these changes can be measured with the tools of…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: Over-30s can benefit from being nagged, nudged and cajoled by family and friends into being more active, according to new sport psychology research being presented…
From the Wiley-Blackwell press release via EurekAlert!: In a study examining the relationship between physical activity and physical function, researchers from Australia discovered that older adults who experienced any level of psychological distress were more…