Running and Jogging

Running Clubs Recruit for Wellness

A recent article in Crain’s Chicago Business highlights the role that running clubs play in shaping the corporate culture and employee satisfaction at organizations around Chicago, from hospitals to financial institutions. At HSC, we love to hear about efforts to instill a “culture of wellness” in the workplace, much as we work to make schools [...]

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Running Improves Elderly Health, Slows Aging

In 1984 everyone was very attracted to running and jogging. Even older people began actively to exercise and run for health. At that time, health care professionals expressed concern about elderly health, saying that they might suffer arthritis and orthopaedic injuries because of being too active. Now research shows that runnin can slow aging. To [...]

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Running Is Good, But Careful When Exercising In Summer Heat

Today a new study from the Stanfod University says that running is good for your health, slows aging and prolongs life. However, this does not mean you can just get out and run in summer heat. One needs to take these procautions when running in summer heat. Ithaca Journal writes that the best time of [...]

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Walk Your Way to Good Form

In today’s tough economic times, one of the best ways to achieve and maintain a stress free mind is clearly exercise. One of the most prevalent, simple and safe aerobic exercises for all at any age is walking. It will help you strengthen your bones, control your weight, and condition your heart and lungs. Like [...]

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A 90-Year-Old Grandmother Gladys Burrill Training For Honolulu Marathon

The Honolulu Marathon is just 3 weeks away. Gladys Burrill, a 90-year-old grandmother is training to set a world record for her age and this will be her fifth marathon. The great-grandmother times 22 says, “Just forget about age and enjoy getting out there and exercising and walking or running or whatever they do. It [...]

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Close To 70 Percent of School Children Don’t Walk To School

Only 30 percent of children attending elementary school go to school on foot or by bicycle, a serious blow to child health and contribution to obesity growth. Days when schoolchildren walked to neighbourhood schools are long gone. A new study by a team of researchers led by Paul Lewis, a professor of Urban Planning at [...]

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Soccer burns more fat than jogging

Joggin and Soccer, Burning Fat The experiment Sports scientist Peter Krustrup and his colleagues from the University of Copenhagen, the Copenhagen University Hospital and Bispebjerg Hospital have followed a soccer team consisting of 14 untrained men aged 20 to 40 years. For a period of 3 months, the players have been subjected to a number [...]

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Sport Can Actually Be Bad For Your Joints

Joints Damage A new survey released by Litozin joint health reveals that men and women who aim to keep fit, could in fact, be damaging their joints. Over two thirds (68%) of all active respondents who took part in the survey had suffered from joint pain at some point. Joint injuries seem to be a [...]

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Put Your Best Foot Forward In New York City Marathon

New York City Marathon The premier event of New York runners, the New York City Marathon, is one of the world’s greatest road races. Drawing more than 85,000 applicants the race attracts world-class professional athletes, driven to cross the finish line in Central Park. Running is a great cardio workout for your body, but pounding [...]

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Runner’s High May Also Strengthen Hearts

Endorphins and other morphine-like substances known as opioids, which are released during exercise, don’t just make you feel good — they may also protect you from heart attacks, according to University of Iowa researchers. It has long been known that the so-called %26quot;runner’s high%26quot; is caused by natural opioids that are released during exercise. However, [...]

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Pedometers Motivate People To Walk,

Walking and Pedometers The pedometer, a small, inexpensive device that counts the number of steps walked per day, could be key to ramping up a person’s physical activity. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that the use of a pedometer is associated with significant increases in physical activity and weight loss [...]

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Flip Flop May Cause Serious Leg Pain

Flip flops are the latest scourge to hit our mean streets. According to a report by American College of Sports Medicine, the innocent looking flip flop is creating havoc for wearers everywhere. Causing leg pain across the US (the problem has something to do with the way we grab the middle part with our toes) [...]

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