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Not moving enough or overdoing it both speed up how fast your brain gets old

Live Forever Club - 24-Jun-2025

Moderate physical activity made brains biologically younger

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Regular exercise after chemotherapy helps colon cancer patients live longer

BBC - 02-Jun-2025

Scientists believe exercise helps control inflammation, hormones, and immunity

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Physical activity helps slow biological ageing by influencing DNA methylation patterns

Live Forever Club - 27-Apr-2025

Regular exercise helps the body stay biologically younger, suggesting movement is key

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Exercise lowers ageing signals in muscles, boosts insulin use, and repairs genes

Live Forever Club - 23-Apr-2025

Some drugs may help remove aged cells, while others protect healthy ones

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People who move more tend to have younger biological ages

Live Forever Club - 23-Apr-2025

Exercise helps even after adjusting for age, weight, or habits like smoking

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Move more, live longer: study shows exercise cuts risk of 65 diseases

Oxford Population Health - 16-Apr-2025

Research links more exercise to lower disease risk and longer life

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Exercise preserves muscle energy and strength while ageing

Live Forever Club - 26-Mar-2025

However, calcium handling worsens with age, affecting performance

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Any exercise, any age: movement boosts brainpower

University of South Australia (UniSA) - 25-Mar-2025

From yoga to exergames, even light exercise boosts memory and thinking across all ages

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A little exercise goes a long way in reducing dementia risk

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - 20-Mar-2025

Even brief daily activity may help protect brain health in older adults

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Moderate exercise linked to lower death risk, but too much offers no extra benefit

University of Jyväskylä - 12-Mar-2025

Following WHO exercise guidelines doesn’t guarantee a longer life

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The power of movement: why staying active is the key to healthy ageing

EurekAlert! - 27-Jan-2025

Boost health, prevent disease, and thrive in later years with regular activity

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Stronger bodies, longer lives for cancer patients

The Guardian - 22-Jan-2025

Fitness and muscle strength linked to better survival rates

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Exercise can slow down brain ageing and protect your memory

Live Forever Club - 22-Jan-2025

Exercise helps maintaining gene activity and preventing cognitive decline

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101-year-old Ruth Goldberg Jaskow shares tips on longevity

Business Insider - 21-Jan-2025

A positive attitude, gratitude, and relationships are key to her longevity

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How exercise helps older adults stay healthy and independent

Live Forever Club - 13-Jan-2025

Starting slow and building up is key for older people to get stronger safely

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Four minutes of daily effort halves heart attack risk in women

The Guardian - 03-Dec-2024

Short bursts of high-intensity activity offer big cardiovascular benefits for those short on time

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Muscle matters: building strength for healthy ageing

The Conversation (UK) - 27-Nov-2024

How exercise and nutrition can help you stay active, independent, and well as you grow older

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Fitness over fatness: rethinking health risks beyond BMI

Independent - 21-Nov-2024

Heart and lung fitness outweighs BMI in predicting mortality risk, new research shows

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Regular exercise improves brain health and delays dementia by 18 months

The Guardian - 19-Nov-2024

Fitness reduces dementia risk by 35%, even for people with genetic risk factors

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Moderate exercise can cut heart condition risk

NYU Langone Health - 11-Nov-2024

Small increases in activity can significantly reduce atrial fibrillation risk

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Can muscle strength predict longevity in the oldest old?

Live Forever Club - 08-Nov-2024

Mortality decreases gradually with increased strength, suggesting every strength gain counts

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Want to live longer? Staying active and eating healthy can help

Live Forever Club - 02-Nov-2024

Keeping these habits high, or even improving them over time, can lead to a longer life

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Want to live longer? Focus on exercise intensity, not just time

Live Forever Club - 25-Oct-2024

Try adding short speed bursts during your regular activities like walking or biking

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Eating healthy, moving more, and sleeping well can slow down ageing

Live Forever Club - 22-Oct-2024

Anti-inflammatory diets, high physical activity, and healthy sleep patterns work best together

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Semaglutide may dampen motivation to exercise in mice

New Scientist - 09-Oct-2024

Findings highlight potential unintended effects of weight-loss medications on exercise motivation

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New molecule offers health benefits of exercise without breaking a sweat

Aarhus University - 03-Oct-2024

Molecule "LaKe" simulates exercise effects, enhancing metabolic and brain health

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Slap fighting: A brutal sport with hidden dangers

BBC - 18-Sep-2024

Doctors warn of serious brain injuries as the controversial combat sport gains popularity worldwide

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Debunking the hype: why exercise still matters for longevity

Peter Attia website - 14-Sep-2024

Peter Attia explains why a study can't undo decades of proof that exercise boosts longevity

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New wearable band monitors sweat to help users avoid overexertion

New Scientist - 04-Sep-2024

It offers a non-invasive alternative to blood lactate testing

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Flexibility and longevity: how staying limber could add years to your life

Medical News Today - 26-Aug-2024

Research links greater flexibility to increased lifespan

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Cardiorespiratory fitness is a powerful predictor of overall health

Live Forever Club - 15-May-2024

Strong cardiorespiratory fitness significantly reduces the risk of premature death

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Exercise has the power to reshape your body at the cellular level

Nature - 01-May-2024

Research helps explain why exercise is vital for combating chronic diseases

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Women gain greater health benefits from exercise than men

Independent - 20-Feb-2024

Women who exercise regularly have a lower risk of heart disease and early death

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Metrnl, a protein that rises with exercise and shields against heart disease

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 11-Jan-2024

It unlocks a potent anti-inflammatory defense mechanism within the body

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Some drugs may dampen the benefits of exercise, while others amplify them

Live Forever Club - 01-Jan-2024

Complex interactions with drugs like Rapamycin, Metformin, and SGLT2 inhibitors

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Researchers explore if pills can replace the gym through "exercise mimetics"

The Guardian - 31-Dec-2023

But experts say traditional exercise still plays a key role in overall health

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Exercise-triggered irregular heartbeats may predict future heart issues

Oxford Population Health - 13-Dec-2023

Early detection of irregular heartbeats during exercise could be key to preventing heart problems

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Muscle power in the golden years: age is just a number!

Live Forever Club - 01-Nov-2023

You're never too old to fight sarcopenia and muscle loss - keep up that resistance exercise training!

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Reverse the negative effects of sitting with 22 minutes of moderate exercise

Sky News - 25-Oct-2023

A daily 22-minute dose of brisk exercise can offset the health risks

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Move more, live longer: short bursts of activity can help you stay healthy

Independent - 29-Sep-2023

Short bursts of daily activity, even if brief, can greatly benefit heart health

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Meta-analysis studies relate autophagy mechanism with exercise in humans

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 22-Mar-2023

The type of exercise can effect autophagy in humans, that in return can be an anti-aging strategy

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Endurance Exercise Training May Help Prevent Accumulation of Senescent Cells in Colon Mucosa

Live Forever Club - 20-Mar-2023

Age-related increase in inflammatory markers p16 and IL-6 was not observed in endurance athletes

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Gut microbiota in mice influence brain's dopamine levels, influencing the motivation for exercise

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 17-Jan-2023

The study highlights the diversity of microbiota and their importance for human health and fitness

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Effects of exercise and blood pressure on mental abilities: an observation

Live Forever Club - 29-Nov-2022

Study suggests we should maintain cardiorespiratory fitness early in life to benefit higher cognitive functions later

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Study says you exert more energy when chewing hard to process foods like nuts

University of Manchester - 20-Aug-2022

The energetic expenditure is higher when we chew stiffer (sugar-free)gum compared to the softer one

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150 mins of intense moderate activity each week found beneficial-weekdays/weekend

Independent - 05-Jul-2022

Clocking up physically active minutes more crucial than when the exercise takes place

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Regular exercise keeps your NAD+ up in the muscle even when you are old

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 22-Feb-2022

Elderly athletes had similar NAD+ levels as normal young people

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A 20-minute exercise daily can prevent heart diseases in your 70s

iNews - 15-Feb-2022

Simple fitness routine halves the risk of heart problems in older men - the sooner the better

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Exercise paired with intermittent fasting is the best way for fat loss

University of Toronto - 07-Feb-2022

Experts share the science, benefits, best timings, and other tips of intermittent fasting

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25% of calories burned with exercise are compensated by spending less energy elsewhere

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 05-Oct-2021

Calorie compensation can reach up to 50% in obese people - explains why it is so hard to lose fat

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Exercise rather than dieting is more important for a longer and healthier life

Independent - 20-Sep-2021

Even if you are naturally skinny, you still need to exercise to keep your body healthy

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Exercise hormone, irisin, protects brain from cognitive decline in mice

EurekAlert! - 20-Aug-2021

A novel therapeutic agent for treating Alzheimer's & neurodegenerative disorders

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Stay fit with NMN supplements, above and beyond regular exercise

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 14-Jul-2021

Exercise & NMN have synergistic effect in boosting aerobic fitness, but long-term effects unknown

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Playing certain sports can help you live 13% longer than the general population

Medical Xpress - 01-Jun-2021

Cricket, rugby, tennis and golf players lived longer; footballers, boxers and jockeys had shorter lives

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3 minutes of exercise every hour extends life by 30%

BBC - 19-May-2021

Physical activity cocktails can benefit people who spend long sitting hours

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Men (and, strangely, only men) in physical jobs live longer than their peers

Fight Aging! - 11-May-2021

Physically active work life and better lifestyle choices linked to long-term survival in men

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You can have too much of a good thing - including exercise

The Scientist - 23-Mar-2021

2.5 hours of HIIT in a week reduces mitochondrial respiration, meaning less energy for the body

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Exercise is better than testosterone to improve artery health in men

WebMD - 23-Feb-2021

There's rarely an artificial way to replace exercise

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Obesity rivals smoking as a leading cause of cancer

Guardian - 14-Feb-2021

Regular exercise & better diet lowers cholesterol and can help in preventing cancer

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Lab-grown human muscle showed benefits of exercise

INVERSE - 29-Jan-2021

Tissue engineered muscle under simulated exercise prevented chronic inflammation

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Benefits of exercise for heart health are limitless

Nuffield Department of Population Health - 13-Jan-2021

Highest level of physical activity proved to reduce the chance of dying from heart disease

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Step up on staircase to know your heart health

Medical Xpress - 11-Dec-2020

Cardiologist suggested an easy and inexpensive 'stairs test' to asses your heart

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Study finds link between vigorous exercise and mortality

Psychology Today - 27-Nov-2020

Vigorous exercise reduces the risk of dying more than mild to moderate exercise

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A 12 minute cardio could gift you a disease-free life

Harvard Gazette - 16-Nov-2020

Metabolites in various disease pathways can be altered with a short cardio exercise

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Exercise could boost immune cells to help fight cancers

ScienceAlert - 28-Oct-2020

Metabolites produced during exercise activate cancer-fighting T cells in mouse models

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Intense exercises may not help you live longer

Medical Dialogues - 04-Oct-2020

No difference to mortality risk in elderly who do HIIT or moderate intensity continuous training

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Exercise reduces inflammation caused by SASP but not the number of senescent cells

Fight Aging! - 31-Jul-2020

Given senolytics are unlikely to ever clear every senescent cell, exercise will still minimise bad effects of those remaining

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Boosting Gpld1 protein could have same benefits as exercise

Medical Xpress - 09-Jul-2020

I'm sure there's more to exercise than this, but an interesting start to a potential wonder drug

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Daily job-related strenuous exercise may shorten your lifespan

Asian News International (ANI) - 20-Jun-2020

Maybe too much of a good thing really can be bad for you. That doesn't mean stop exercising!

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Endless benefits of exercise also seen in gut microbiome

The Conversation - 16-Jun-2020

In both metabolic and physical levels, evidences gear towards positive effects

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Is it really possible to train for that 100-year milestone?

BBC - 22-May-2020

New concept of 'Centenarian Olympics' allows humans to die young at an old age

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Exercise improves blood flow and brain function in over 60s

UT Southwestern Medical Center - 20-May-2020

It's never too late to start to exercise - even if your memory has already started to fade

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Aerobic exercise can reverse effect of ageing on muscle stem cells

INVERSE - 13-Apr-2020

Evident in old mice, this exercise can also accelerate muscle tissue repair

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Impact of physical activity on ageing and disease risk

The Conversation - 28-Nov-2019

Exercise program enrolled sedentary seniors and improved their memory in 12 weeks

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Running even just once a week is better than no running

Guardian - 04-Nov-2019

Sedentary life style is a major issue and people need to break out of it

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Age does not limit the physical performance

Elsevier - 08-Oct-2019

As an added bonus exercise also reduced patients' depression and anxiety

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Exercising and having calorie restrictions could affect bones

News Medical - 11-Sep-2019

Mice who exercised and ate less also had a decrease in bone quantity due to the cut in calories

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Exercising even a little can have a good impact on your health

Harvard Health Publishing - 10-Sep-2019

Every little counts!

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Sarcopenia during ageing increases mortality riskes

Agência FAPESP - 31-Jul-2019

Being physically active and paying attention to consuming protein can prevent sarcopenia

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It's never too late to start exercising, even at an older age

Reuters - 18-Jul-2019

Spend 150 minutes on exercise per week to lengthen your life span

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Exercise may increase lifespan – past activity levels don't matter

Medical News Today - 29-Jun-2019

It’s never too late to start exercising, start today and live longer

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Five pensioners who thrive on extreme exercise

Guardian - 07-Apr-2019

It's never too late to start exercise

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Starting exercise after 40 still reduces risk of early death

Time - 08-Mar-2019

It's never too late to start exercise

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Signalling molecule essential for exercise to reduce abdominal fat

Medical Xpress - 27-Dec-2018

No substitute for exercise, yet, but the more we understand the process the better

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Lifelong fitness results in a 30 years younger heart

NPR - 10-Dec-2018

We all know exercise is good for us - these biomarkers help to explain why

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Lifelong exercise rewards by slowing down ageing of organs

NPR - 10-Dec-2018

The way to stay young and healthy at heart

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Exercise lengthens telomeres (slows aging)

NHS - 29-Nov-2018

Endurance and interval training groups saw telomeres increase by over 3%.

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Lack of exercise puts one in four people at risk

BBC - 05-Sep-2018

Sedentarism keeps rising in wealthy countries, some recommendations are provided

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Activity increases healthspan in older adults

News Medical - 23-Jul-2018

150 minutes of walking per week can add 10 years to your life

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37% of people in the UK never exercise

Kantar - 05-Apr-2018

Just 13% say they exercise regularly (five times per week)

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Exercise in old age prevents immune system from declining

BBC - 08-Mar-2018

Cyclists in their 80s had the immune systems of 20-year-olds

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Hot yoga has no health benefits over other yoga

New Scientist - 19-Jan-2018

Yoga are thought to aid relaxation and muscle strengthening

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Sarcopenia and CRP

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 16-Jan-2018

Everyone experiences some degree of muscle mass loss, sarcopenia, after age 40 or 50

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Middle-aged can reverse heart risk with exercise

BBC - 08-Jan-2018

Progressive aerobic exercise over the two years saw improvement in heart health

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Doing housework can extend your life

New Scientist - 21-Sep-2017

750 minutes walking briskly each week reduced risk of premature death by 36 per cent

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High-intensity interval training (HIIT) Can Slow Aging

Care2 - 11-Sep-2017

HIIT may actually reduce and reverse longterm damage done to mitochondria

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Study Identifies Factors that Affect Frailty

Health in Aging - 05-Sep-2017

Preserve strength and exercises that target leg muscles and prevent chronic conditions

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Whole-body vibration may be as effective as regular exercise

Kurzweil Network - 16-Mar-2017

WBV can mimic the muscle and bone health benefits of regular exercise

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Heart repair

New Scientist - 08-Feb-2017

Exercise doesn’t just make your heart go faster – it might fix it too

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Quantifying the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Exercise

Fight Aging! - 13-Jan-2017

Just one session of moderate exercise can stimulate the immune system

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