Short Bursts of Stairclimbing Can Boost Your Health

A good read here:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/mu-rfs011819.php

"Those who work in office towers or live in apartment buildings can vigorously climb a few flights of stairs in the morning, at lunch, and in the evening and know they are getting an effective workout."

New Government Exercise Guidelines

For the first time since 2008, the federal government has updated its physical activity recommendations.

Link:

https://www.ketv.com/article/new-guidelines-for-children-and-fitness-starting-with-age-3/25027081

School-aged kids should get at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day, while preschoolers need around three hours per day, according to the guidelines.

Adults need 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per week.

Study: Exercise Good for Mental Health

 A new study published Wednesday in The Lancet Psychiatry journal suggests that when done in moderation, it leads to better mental health as well.

The researchers analyzed responses from 1.2 million adults in the United States taken from a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey given in 2011, 2013 and 2015. The average number of days of poor mental health per person in the past month was around 3.4, according to the study.

 

A new study published Wednesday in The Lancet Psychiatry journal suggests that when done in moderation, it leads to better mental health as well.
The researchers analyzed responses from 1.2 million adults in the United States taken from a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey given in 2011, 2013 and 2015. The average number of days of poor mental health per person in the past month was around 3.4, according to the study.

Link: https://www.keyt.com/health/exercise-is-good-for-your-body-and-your-mind-study-says/779074468

The '7 Minute Workout'... is it a thing?

Some of the exercises in the popular workout are too difficult for athletes of a certain age or body type. Here’s how to make it work for you.

Read more here:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/well/move/05EASIER-7MINUTE.html

Larklife: High Tech Wristband

Fitness and wellness gadgets have been so big over the last two years.

Here's another one, the Larklife wristband.

They look good and they work.  It wll track all your daily activity from movements to sleep.

• Measures everything from "micro-movements" to substantial exercise to precisely track the calories you burn during the day


• Suggests optimal times to eat based on a given day's activity level, assuming all of your day's activity isn't eating


• Sends "nudges" when you've been sedentary for too long (note: being nudged does not count as physical activity)


• Monitors your circadian rhythm to advise the best time to sleep, and rates the quality of your slumber using the sure-to-put-you-to-sleep-science behind "actigraphy", which gets factored into its advice for the following day


• Functions as a silent alarm clock, preventing grogginess by waking you at an optimal time with gentle vibrations, which won't resonate throughout your no-longer-fat belly

Find out more here: http://www.lark.com/products/lark-life/experience