exercise
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Getting Up And Doing Even The Tiniest Bit Of Exercise Will Keep You Alive Longer, Study Finds
Yet another study highlights the importance of getting up and doing something — anything! — to be physically active. It suggests that sedentary people who replace some of their sitting time with even light physical activity are less likely to die early than people who remain in their chairs all day.
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No Such Thing As Too Much Exercise, Study Finds
Too much of a good thing can be definitely bad for us. But a new study published today in JAMA Network Open suggests that exercise is a clear exception. It found that any level of cardiovascular fitness — including the kind you’d see from elite athletes — is linked to staying alive longer.
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A Lifetime Of Cycling Keeps The Immune System Young, Study Finds
Immortality may be a gift reserved only for the mole rats of the world. But staying highly active into your golden years might just offer the next best thing: a robust immune system that looks decades younger than expected. That’s the finding of a new study published Thursday in the journal Ageing Cell.
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VR Games Are The One Way To Make Exercise Even Less Appealing
VirZOOM, a VR/fitness firm, wants to get you off that couch and into a calorie-burning virtual reality. The US-based startup is selling a new series of stationary bikes that sync with VR headsets to immerse players in elaborate fantasy scenarios as they cycle. On the one hand, fitness is important. On the other, look at…