Exercise

Exercise called "wonder drug" for cancer patients:What can it do?

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The latest "wonder drug" for cancer isn't a drug at all - but exercise. That's what a British cancer charity had to say in a new report detailing the benefits of exercise for cancer patients.

"Cancer patients would be shocked if they knew just how much of a benefit physical activity could have on their recovery and long term health," Ciaran Devane, chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Support....

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10 Workout Secrets: Expert Exercise Tips

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Getting and staying fit can be a challenge. For many of us, it's hard enough just to get up off the couch. So what's the secret of people who have managed to make exercise a way of life?

Exercise: 7 benefits of regular physical activity

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 Want to feel better, have more energy and perhaps even live longer? Look no further than exercise. The health benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are hard to ignore. And the benefits of exercise are yours for the taking, regardless of your age, sex or physical ability. Need more convincing to exercise? Check out these seven ways exercise can improve your life.

Dance Your Way to Cancer Prevention

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Newswise — HOUSTON — When Karen Franklin was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, it was her passion for Zumba® that helped her beat the disease. Franklin’s story, say experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, reminds us about exercise’s cancer-fighting benefits.

Diet Detective's 10 Tips for Winter Health and Fitness

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1.     Video Games Yes, that's right. Video games like Dancetown or Wii Fit can burn calories. The Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport found that the average heart rate during a video game session was similar to the heart rate during strength training.  But keep in mind, if you want to burn calories you need to make sure the game involves the entire body, not just the upper body, so you get the most calorie bang for your buck.

Exercise Excuses Busted

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Want to wear out your walking shoes as fast as we do? (Dr. Mike goes through a pair every 12 weeks.) Determined to hit the sidewalk (or treadmill) regularly despite rain, sleet, bad hair days and mismatched tube socks? You can. Just lace up your sneaks and bust through these buts:

Excuse: I’ve got a cold.

Bust it: Walk to avoid sniffles and sneezes.

Want to Look and Feel Better This Year While Lowering Your Cancer Risk? Get Moving

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If you are among the millions of people who vowed to start the new year by getting in shape so you can look and feel great, there’s even more good news why you should amp up your exercise plan and stick with it.

Holiday Exercise Tips

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For many, the holidays equal shopping, quality time with family and gorging on cookies, cakes and holiday feasts. While the hustle and bustle of the season may tempt you to take a hiatus from healthy eating and exercise, you can stay fit through the holidays by incorporating exercise into your favorite seasonal activities.

How to sneak exercise into holiday plans

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The holidays create extra duties and extra calories, but U.S. experts suggest exercise be added to everyone's holiday to-do list.

Karen Basen-Engquist, a professor in The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, suggests in addition to the usual recommendations to incorporate daily exercise such as using the lunch break to take brisk walk, scheduling workouts in advance and enlisting a friend or partner to walk with you during the holidays, break up 30 minutes of daily exercise into three 10-minute or two 15-minute chunks.

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