Chiropractic Health & Wellness Blog
Benefits of Physical Activity
June 22, 2010
Big Benefits of Physical Activity
According to the CDC, adults need to engage in at least 2½ hours (150 minutes) each week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity to achieve substantial health benefits. Examples include brisk walking (3 miles per hour), bicycle riding (less than 10 miles per hour), ballroom dancing, or general gardening.
Indeed, aerobic activities that keep you moving are integral to an anti-aging lifestyle. Let's review some of the wide-ranging benefits of physical activity; then get up and get moving with some physical activity of your own!
1. Help Your Heart. Richard V. Milani, from the Ochsner Clinic Foundation, and colleagues investigated how psychosocial stress influences the effects of exercise training. The team followed 522 cardiac patients, including 53 who had high stress levels and 27 control patients who had high stress levels but did not engage in cardiac rehabilitation.
The study subjects were offered 12 weeks of exercise classes consisting Quick read more or view full article of 10 minutes of warm-up, 30 to 40 minutes of aerobic exercise (walking, rowing, jogging, or similar), and then a 10-minute cooldown stretch. The researchers found that the subjects who became physically fitter during the study period (by exercising) were 60 percent less likely to die in the following six years.
2. Grow Brain Cells. David J. Creer, from the National Institute on Aging, and colleagues studied the underlying mechanisms dictating how exercise improves information processing. The researchers prompted adult mice to uses running wheels, finding that doing so increased their number of brain cells and enabled them to perform better at spatial learning tests compared to mice that did not exercise. The exercising mice were better able to tell the difference between the locations of two adjacent identical stimuli, an ability that the team found to be closely linked to an increase in new brain cell growth in the hippocampus portion of the brain.
3. Build Strong Bones. Wolfgang Kemmler, from Freidrich-Alexander University (Germany), and colleagues analyzed data on 246 older women who were enrolled in the Senior Fitness and Prevention (SEFIP) Study. The researchers found that women who exercised had higher bone density in their spine and hip, and also had a 66 percent reduced rate of falls. Fractures due to falls were twice as common in the controls versus the exercise group (12 vs. six incidents). The authors' conclusion: "Compared with a general wellness program, our 18-month exercise program significantly improved [bone mineral density] and fall risk."
4. Stress a Little Less. Matthew P. Herring, from the University of Georgia, and colleagues analyzed the results of 40 randomized clinical trials involving nearly 3,000 patients with a variety of chronic medical conditions, including heart disease, multiple sclerosis, cancer and chronic pain from arthritis. The researchers found that, on average, patients who exercised regularly reported a 20 percent reduction in anxiety symptoms compared to those who did not exercise.
So take some advice from the experts, starting today: Get up and get moving! As the research presented in this article suggests, consistent physical activity has profound health and wellness benefits that you deserve to enjoy. Your doctor can help evaluate your current fitness/activity level and outline a fun, energizing, health-promoting exercise routine to keep you happy and healthy day after day, year after year.
If you have any questions feel free to call Lyn Lake Chiropractic! Read Less
According to the CDC, adults need to engage in at least 2½ hours (150 minutes) each week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity to achieve substantial health benefits. Examples include brisk walking (3 miles per hour), bicycle riding (less than 10 miles per hour), ballroom dancing, or general gardening.
Indeed, aerobic activities that keep you moving are integral to an anti-aging lifestyle. Let's review some of the wide-ranging benefits of physical activity; then get up and get moving with some physical activity of your own!
1. Help Your Heart. Richard V. Milani, from the Ochsner Clinic Foundation, and colleagues investigated how psychosocial stress influences the effects of exercise training. The team followed 522 cardiac patients, including 53 who had high stress levels and 27 control patients who had high stress levels but did not engage in cardiac rehabilitation.
The study subjects were offered 12 weeks of exercise classes consisting Quick read more or view full article of 10 minutes of warm-up, 30 to 40 minutes of aerobic exercise (walking, rowing, jogging, or similar), and then a 10-minute cooldown stretch. The researchers found that the subjects who became physically fitter during the study period (by exercising) were 60 percent less likely to die in the following six years.
2. Grow Brain Cells. David J. Creer, from the National Institute on Aging, and colleagues studied the underlying mechanisms dictating how exercise improves information processing. The researchers prompted adult mice to uses running wheels, finding that doing so increased their number of brain cells and enabled them to perform better at spatial learning tests compared to mice that did not exercise. The exercising mice were better able to tell the difference between the locations of two adjacent identical stimuli, an ability that the team found to be closely linked to an increase in new brain cell growth in the hippocampus portion of the brain.
3. Build Strong Bones. Wolfgang Kemmler, from Freidrich-Alexander University (Germany), and colleagues analyzed data on 246 older women who were enrolled in the Senior Fitness and Prevention (SEFIP) Study. The researchers found that women who exercised had higher bone density in their spine and hip, and also had a 66 percent reduced rate of falls. Fractures due to falls were twice as common in the controls versus the exercise group (12 vs. six incidents). The authors' conclusion: "Compared with a general wellness program, our 18-month exercise program significantly improved [bone mineral density] and fall risk."
4. Stress a Little Less. Matthew P. Herring, from the University of Georgia, and colleagues analyzed the results of 40 randomized clinical trials involving nearly 3,000 patients with a variety of chronic medical conditions, including heart disease, multiple sclerosis, cancer and chronic pain from arthritis. The researchers found that, on average, patients who exercised regularly reported a 20 percent reduction in anxiety symptoms compared to those who did not exercise.
So take some advice from the experts, starting today: Get up and get moving! As the research presented in this article suggests, consistent physical activity has profound health and wellness benefits that you deserve to enjoy. Your doctor can help evaluate your current fitness/activity level and outline a fun, energizing, health-promoting exercise routine to keep you happy and healthy day after day, year after year.
If you have any questions feel free to call Lyn Lake Chiropractic! Read Less
Good Luck Jason and Ryan!
June 10, 2010
Dear Lyn Lake Chiro,
I wanted to make sure I included you in the Thank yous', and the BBQ. I am so grateful for the work you are doing to help make sure this is a comfortable ride.
I have been raving about you on my Facebook page, to friends, and family. If anyone from the clinic is in the area and want to stop by please feel free. We will be out in the yard BBQ-ing and just having a good old time. Please extend this invitation to the whole office!
I wanted to just throw a little Memorial day BBQ to thank those who have donated and supported Ryan and I on our AIDS Life Cycle 9 Adventure.
On Friday June 4th, thanks you all of you, we will be departing on a 7 day, 545 bike ride to help fight and end HIV/AIDS.
Again thank you for your support,?Jason S. Quick read more or view full article and Ryan R. Read Less
I wanted to make sure I included you in the Thank yous', and the BBQ. I am so grateful for the work you are doing to help make sure this is a comfortable ride.
I have been raving about you on my Facebook page, to friends, and family. If anyone from the clinic is in the area and want to stop by please feel free. We will be out in the yard BBQ-ing and just having a good old time. Please extend this invitation to the whole office!
I wanted to just throw a little Memorial day BBQ to thank those who have donated and supported Ryan and I on our AIDS Life Cycle 9 Adventure.
On Friday June 4th, thanks you all of you, we will be departing on a 7 day, 545 bike ride to help fight and end HIV/AIDS.
Again thank you for your support,?Jason S. Quick read more or view full article and Ryan R. Read Less
Lyn Lake Chiropractic Facebook Compliments!
June 7, 2010
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Jenni T. - LYN LAKE ROCKS!! see ya soon..
Kris J. - you have reaffirmed my belief in chiropractors... 1 visit, that's all it took!
May 26 at 7:04pm
Cassaundra A. - Thanks to the great staff at Lyn Lake Chiropractic for helping me get back on my feet after a severe calf muscle pull. I feel 1000% better.
May 21 at 7:18am
Michael Holden B. - Very knowledgable and professional. They are not only my doctors but also my friends. Great job everyone.
May 19 at 4:30pm
Brian L. - Just wanted to thank Dr. Jill again for all her help with my injuries. I had fun today at the Get-in-Gear Half. Not my best half but I enjoyed it.
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Kris J. - you have reaffirmed my belief in chiropractors... 1 visit, that's all it took!
May 26 at 7:04pm
Cassaundra A. - Thanks to the great staff at Lyn Lake Chiropractic for helping me get back on my feet after a severe calf muscle pull. I feel 1000% better.
May 21 at 7:18am
Michael Holden B. - Very knowledgable and professional. They are not only my doctors but also my friends. Great job everyone.
May 19 at 4:30pm
Brian L. - Just wanted to thank Dr. Jill again for all her help with my injuries. I had fun today at the Get-in-Gear Half. Not my best half but I enjoyed it.
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Best voted Chiropractors in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Chiropractors, Find A Chiropractor, Neck, Spine, Back Doctors, Whiplash, Adjustments and more in Minneapolis, MN.