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Obesity as a Disability

Teen Health 101

A common disability which has been plaguing Americans is caused by obesity, which is the leading risk factor for chronic diseases, also known as non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Obesity, a chronic condition affecting more than 33% of Americans today, serves as a major global health crisis today. Morbid obesity, BMI > 40.0

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Mindful Movement: Best Exercises to Elevate Your Mental Health

The Sporting

Mind-Body Connection: The 10 Best Exercises for a Happier, Healthier You Ways to improve the mind-body connection through exercise and help improve mental resilience and relieve anxiety. Studies show that exercise of around 45 minutes two to five days a week can significantly improve mental health and physical fitness.

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Where Do All the Runners Go?

Physical Education Update

Once broken, the exercise habit is hard to re-start. And how many are relegating themselves to a life filled with obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other inactivity-related maladies! tags]physical education,cross-country running,runners,youth fitness,youth inactivity,obesity [/tags].

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Hiking: 10 physical and mental health benefits

The Sporting

Hiking Delivers a Great Cardio Workout You get sustained cardiovascular exercise from hiking, which means it can increase your cardio-respiratory health and should become a semi-regular part of your fitness training. When you hike, you're exercising your muscles. A hike is considered to be a form of low-intensity exercise.

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5 Components Of Physical Fitness

PLT4M

These components are cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Cardiovascular Endurance: This refers to the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen and nutrients to the muscles during sustained physical activity.

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World Heart Day Q&A with Stanford Children’s Heart Doctors

Stanford Childrens

Exercise and Heart Disease in Kids Ever wonder if your child with heart disease should exercise? On World Heart Day , we asked four of our pediatric cardiologists to answer these questions and others from parents who wanted to know the guidelines around exercise for their child with heart disease.

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Creating a Holistic Detox Plan for Sustainable Weight Management

Designs for Health

Research suggests that the exposure, accumulation, and removal of toxins may be associated with chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Moreover, the accumulation of toxic trace elements in the body is associated with metabolic disorders linked to being overweight or obese.