A pool may be the best gym for painful joints
Water does something no treadmill can: it makes the body lighter and the workout harder at the same time. Step into a pool and buoyancy lifts the load off…
Category: Health & Fitness
Don’t skip the state fair because of your knees
You do not have to give up the state fair just because walking the grounds has become difficult. The mobility scooter has become standard equipment at…
Weight-loss drug also eases knee pain
Drug company Eli Lilly is testing a next-generation weight-loss medicine that has produced the largest results ever recorded for this class of drugs, and…
One test of working fitness
If your paycheck depends on your body strength, here is one important measure of body fitness: Your grip . Researchers now consider grip one of the best…
Check your back fitness
Bend forward and try to touch your toes without bouncing. You don’t have to reach them. What matters is whether the movement is smooth and pain-free….
Test your balance
Stand on one foot with arms at your sides and eyes open. A healthy adult under 50 should hold this for at least 30 seconds per leg. Under 20 seconds…
Oatmeal: Why some swear by it and some swear at it
Is oatmeal a superfood or poison? It just depend who you ask. The pro-oatmeal camp follows traditional cardiology and nutrition science. Oats contain…
A cure for sickle cell? Science says yes. Your wallet may disagree.
For the estimated 100,000 Americans living with sickle cell disease, June’s awareness month arrives with news that would have seemed like science fiction…
Treating cataracts: The good news keeps getting better
June is Cataract Awareness Month, which makes it a good time to know where things stand, and the news is largely encouraging. Cataracts, the clouding of…
Making shift work work for you
About one in six American workers puts in non-standard hours. If you are among them, the good news is that shift work is more manageable today than it has…