Vacation benefits: how to stay as fit as you were when you left
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Research indicates that adults over the age of 60 can maintain almost all of the muscle strength gained through regular workouts during times of vacation if they exercise as little as once a week. Resistance and cardiovascular training is recommended for older adults.
Publication Name: Prevention
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0032-8006
Year: 1995
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No-worry wort: flower extract linked to higher spirits
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An Austrian study indicated that the extract of St. John's wort is effective in combatting mild depression. Most of 42 mildly depressed people who took the extract experienced relief compared to 28% taking a placebo. Photosensitivity was the only apparent side effect.
Publication Name: Prevention
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0032-8006
Year: 1995
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Workouts that work; how to get the most out of your workout minutes
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A study of 67 people indicates that working out for 60 minutes twice a week offers greater cardiovascular benefits than three weekly exercise sessions of 40 minutes each. However, the people who worked out three time a week lost more body weight.
Publication Name: Prevention
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0032-8006
Year: 1995
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