Researchers from the University of Quebec in Canada through a study have found that men expend 120 calories during half an hour of sex and women use up 90 through their study, Energy Expenditure During…
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Youthful tips from Putin: Swimming and granny’s remedies
The secrets of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s buff physique and youthful appearance are the result of herbal health remedies and swimming regularly to combat stress, his doctor revealed Monday. Putin “doesn’t look his age,” the…
No meat a day keeps the doctor away: study
A vegetarian diet can cut the risk of heart disease by as much as 32 percent, according to a British study published on Wednesday. Researchers who followed more than 44,500 volunteers for about 11 years…
Fitness Jump start for a better you
Toasting to a new year is filled with laughter and merry making. It also comes with those pesky resolutions impregnated by promise of doing better in different areas of our lives; education, career, family life,…
Regular exercise raises life expectancy: study
Regular moderate exercise can raise life expectancy — even among people who are overweight, a study said. The analysis, published in PLOS Medicine, pooled self-reported data on physical activities and body mass indexes (BMIs) —…
Physical inactivity kills 5 million a year
A third of the world’s adults are physically inactive, and the couch potato lifestyle kills about five million people every year, experts said in the medical journal The Lancet on Wednesday. “Roughly three of every…
Exercise, meditation may fend off respiratory infections
(Relaxnews) – If you’re prone to colds and flu, a new study suggests you can keep them at bay with a regular program of exercise or meditation. University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers looked at 149 active…
Why you MUST eat healthy this week
If you haven’t been eating healthy since the week began you must try to catch up. Why? Because it’s Healthy Weight Week (HWW), is why. The annual HWW is marked between Jan 16-22 and is…