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Filed under: 14-18, 19-39, 30-45, 45-60, 5-9, gaming, lifestyle, motivation, movement, play, prevention, research
Video Games: Good for the Body, Good for the Brain
Mon Oct 1, 2007 5:48PM EDT
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Treadmills and stretching are out: Physical therapists are turning to the Nintendo Wii to help the injured and infirm get their grooves back while increasing flexibility and strength. Click on over to see a video of a 70-year-old patient looking awfully spry as he hits a few balls in Nintendo’s Wii Sports tennis game… all part of a medical therapy regimen. (more…)We Don’t Play Games for Fun
January 16, 2007 | 1:58:44 PM
If you’ve ever been asked why you play video games so much, and you answered, “Because they’re fun,” it turns out that you are, in fact, a damn dirty liar. According to a study published in the January issue of Motivation and Emotion (sounds like a chick mag to me…all those feelings), video games can fulfill a number of psychological needs, opportunities for achievement, freedom and even a connection to other players. Surprisingly, “fun” was found to be a far less motivating factor.
Filed under: 19-39, 30-45, 45-60, barriers, body image, lifestyle, motivation, prevention
If there’s a magic pill for staying youthful, it may be one that’s hard to swallow: exercise. Daily doses have been proven to thwart a number of aging factors — stress, obesity, heart disease, diabetes — and the longer you’re physically active, the less you’ll notice getting older.
Weight training is good at any age.
The catch is that a 50-year-old’s body is not the same as a 20-year-old’s; you can’t push it the same way you once did, nor should you if you want to keep it in working-out order.
So listen to these coaches — they’re talking not just professionally but also firsthand — on how to remain fit, and proud of it, through the decades.
Filed under: 30-45, 45-60, barriers, environmental, overcoming, prevention
By David Helwig
SooToday.com
Sunday, November 05, 2006
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New Saint Louis University research paints portrait of how active communities look
ST. LOUIS – A new comprehensive study by Saint Louis University researchers that flags the top 10 features of activity-friendly communities is a blueprint for improving public health, the author of the research says.
“We wrote the book on identifying the range of different influences that gets people engaging in physical activity not just for recreation but as part of their everyday life activities,” says Laura Brennan Ramirez, Ph.D., adjunct assistant professor of community health at Saint Louis University School of Public Health.
“We outlined what needs to happen and what is most feasible. It’s going to require a commitment toward health and social wellbeing.”
Why should you be “in motion”? There are many benefits to leading a physically active lifestyle. You will find you have improved energy, sleep better, deal with stress better and also you are taking a proactive approach to preventing many potential diseases.
