Jogging

Doctors Asked to Monitor Patient Activity

Also, schools should reinstate mandatory daily physical education from kindergarten through high school. These classes should allow participation by all children, including the disabled. Overweight and obese children should be encouraged to participate in activities such as water-based sports and strength-training rather than weight-bearing activities, including jogging, that may be more difficult for them, the policy says.

Study finds more pregnant women need to get moving

Overall, walking was the most common activity among the women, reported by 52 percent of pregnant women and 45 percent of nonpregnant women. Fewer pregnant women than nonpregnant women reported participating in aerobics or running/jogging, while gardening and swimming laps were reported by similar percentages of women in both groups.

Exercise can trim deep abdominal fat

What's more, study participants who got the most exercise -- the equivalent of jogging 20 miles per week -- shed both visceral fat and the superficial layers of abdominal fat that make for love handles.

Exercise amount more important than intensity

To better understand the effects of different amounts of exercise on aerobic fitness, Duscha and colleagues randomly assigned 133 overweight sedentary men and women showing signs of rising cholesterol levels to 7 to 9 months of no exercise; low amount/moderate intensity exercise (the 12-miles per week walkers); low amount/vigorous intensity (12 miles of jogging per week); or high amount/vigorous intensity (20 miles of jogging per week).

Fit heart curbs risk of 'metabolic syndrome'

Studies have shown that most individuals can achieve moderate levels of cardiorespiratory fitness through 30 to 40 minutes of brisk walking about 5 days per week. The highest level of fitness is likely to be achieved through vigorous jogging, running, biking, or swimming for 20 to 30 minutes per day about 3 to 5 days per week.

Small Trampolines as Hazardous as the Big Ones

TUESDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- Small jogging or exercise trampolines known as mini trampolines pose many of the same injury hazards as large trampolines, according to a study in the July issue of the journal Pediatrics.

Low blood sugar may be more likely with jogging

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For active diabetics, moderate-intensity exercise, such as light continuous jogging or cycling, poses a greater risk of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) than intermittent high-intensity exercise representative of the activity patterns of team and field sports, such as soccer or hockey, research shows.

Stress Management, Exercise May Aid Heart Patients

The patients were randomly assigned to either stay with their usual medical care, or to add an exercise program or stress management training. Those in the exercise group had a supervised workout three times a week for four months, which included riding a stationary bike, walking and jogging. Those in the stress management group had weekly small-group meetings in which they learned about stress and ways to cope with it.

Judge Skeptical of Tobacco Argument in U.S. Suit

Department lawyer Frank Marine told Kessler on Thursday that cigarette makers had portrayed the tobacco habit as comparable to jogging or listening to rock music.