(Carrick Pharmacy News) Riding your bike regularly — whether it’s for the wind in your face or to get to work — may help keep your heart healthy, two new studies found. People in these studies who rode their bikes regularly for fun or to get to work had fewer heart attacks over a 20-year follow-up period …
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(Carrick Pharmacy News) For kids, exercise is a great way to get some energy out, boost heart health and maintain a healthy weight. But a new study suggests that exercise in childhood could help the brain later on. People who were physically active before age 12 were more likely to have better cognitive function later …
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(Carrick Pharmacy News) Imagine pedaling along scenic coastlines or walking from one charming medieval village to the next. What could be more idyllic than joining a walking or cycling tour, whether here or abroad? We’ve all heard stories from friends or relatives who thought their bike trip in the South of France, for instance, would …
(Carrick Pharmacy News) Want to live longer? Taking more steps could help. That’s the key finding of a new study of the physical activity levels of older women in the US. Regardless of whether they took steps in short bursts or long walks, women who took more steps each day lived longer on average than …
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(Carrick Pharmacy News) Physical inactivity continues to be a public health problem across the United States. In the latest round of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 25 percent of American adults were not physically active enough to protect their health. When more physical activity could prevent countless premature deaths, …
To Gym or Not to Gym? Can’t seem to motivate yourself to get to the gym? Then this article is for you.
(Carrick Pharmacy News) Sometimes, 30 minutes of exercise feels like too much for one day, but what if you did a few five- to 10-minute movement sessions throughout the day? Most people think they have to exercise for 30 minutes to an hour straight each day to see any benefit. But even small amounts of …
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(Carrick Pharmacy News) Exercise has long been known to improve physical health, but did you know it can also improve your mental health? That’s according to lots of research on various types of exercise and various mental health effects. According to the Cleveland Clinic, exercise has been linked to a wide range of positive mental …
