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Over the past decade, in study after study in animals and people, exercise has been shown to improve the ability to learn and remember. But the specifics of that process have remained hazy. Is it better to exercise before you […]
My first reaction to hearing that the American Medical Association (AMA) had voted to classify obesity as a disease last month was a positive one. That was until I heard the excited comments from those who will profit most from […]
Athletes of all levels —from youth leagues to professional — benefit from the expert care offered by a team physician. According to the team physician consensus statement released by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and five other professional organizations, […]
A squad of U.S. physicians – as passionate about soccer as they are about improving health – are training intensively as they prepare to compete against teams from 14 other countries in the World Medical Football Championships in Budapest, Hungary […]
For the third consecutive year, Minneapolis-St. Paul is the healthiest, fittest metropolitan area in the United States, according to the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) annual American Fitness Index™ (AFI). Download article as PDF
Exercise is Medicine Month began May 1! Observed in conjunction with National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, communities throughout the United States will hold activities that recognize that physical activity and exercise – shown to help prevent and treat more than […]
Over time, running may produce greater weight loss than walking, especially in men and overweight women, according to research published in the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. This study, in the April edition of Medicine & Science […]
An ongoing health question revolves around whether or not running is bad for a person’s knees. It is no secret that for every pound of weight on a person’s body the impact from running is such that at the point […]