Fitness
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143Filipinos are not as healthy as they think they are
A study revealed that, overall, 19.4% of Filipino adults are tobacco smokers, with 30.1% of men and 8.8% of women reporting current...
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165Choosing post-workout snack? Decide early, study says
A post-exercise snack can threaten to undo the gains (or losses) of a workout. But the decision itself may depend on when...
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3065 Ways to find your morning workout motivation
Finding the motivation to get up and work out first thing can be a huge hurdle. If you're looking to make your...
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213Self-assessing back pain by app just as effective as traditional methods
Back pain is the number one cause of disability globally, affecting up to 84% of people at some point in their lives.
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328Playing youth football could affect brain development
This research demonstrates that playing a season of contact sports may affect normal gray matter pruning in high school and youth football...
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307Play safe and minimize injuries on the playground
Parents and guardians should closely monitor children during play and talk to them ahead of time about the importance of proper playground...
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418Don’t get bent out of shape doing yoga
This increasingly popular exercise can also provide relief for bone, joint and muscle-related pain if practiced correctly. Without using proper technique, this...
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468Exercise & happiness, financial wellness, and sociability all linked
Aside from the more common goals that people try to achieve by working out, such as weight loss and building muscle, the...
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378An athlete’s sex matters in sports-related injuries and treatment outcomes
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates an annual average occurrence of 8.6 million sports- and recreation-related injury episodes. Understanding how...
