Sports and Fitness
Aside from the Yoga Expose: An NIH View, History and Guidelines
It's possible you've heard about the Yoga controversy which involves sexual improprieties. The California Code of Professional Ethics for Yoga Teachers sets forth guidelines and answers to questions that had arisen. The NIH backgrounder on Yoga provides the history of an immensely popular and, presumably, very profitable activity more »
Where Doesn't It Hurt? Women Report Feeling More Pain Than a Man
While results tended to confirm previous clinical findings — i.e., that female fibromyalgia or migraine patients report more pain than their male counterparts — the search unearthed previously unreported gender differences in pain intensity for particular diseases, for example acute sinusitis and “cervical spine disorders,” more commonly known as neck pain more »
Youthful Healing, Old Bodies: A Surprising Journey into Biotechnology
As we age, our healing process deteriorates until it is slow and incomplete in comparison with our younger selves. This decline is linked to the deterioration of the rest of our system with age; understanding how to slow, or even halt, its advance could have promising implications more »
Health and Fitness: Staying Active In All Seasons and Without Spending a Dime
Go4Life exercises are designed to be done safely at home without special equipment or clothing. There's a free book as well as an exercise DVD available. Workout to Go, a mini exercise guide, shows you how you can be active anytime, anywhere.
Staying Motivated to Stay Active Be Physically Active without Spending a Dime Have Fun! Be Active with your Dog!
These are just a few of the tips sheets that adults 50 and older can read on theGo4Life website. Go4Life tip sh… more »
