Physical Exercise

High BP affects breathing capacity but physical activity can help: Study

High blood pressure impairs one's breathing capacity by hardening the airways in the respiratory system, thereby increasing resistance, a study has found. However, being physically active can help by improving the functioning of respiratory muscles, resulting in better coordination between ventilation and blood flow in the lungs, researchers from the Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, found. Hypertension, in which one's blood pressure remains unusually high, is known to thicken the blood vessels and harden the arteries. The researchers said that something similar happens with the bronchi -- branches of the main windpipe (trachea) -- in the respiratory system as well. "This is very important as the more hardened the bronchi becomes, the more difficult it becomes for air to enter and leave the lungs. In the long run, this accelerated process of hardening of the bronchi makes breathing difficult for older people. Worse still, it's a cycle: lower oxygen saturation accelerates the

Physical inactivity on the rise in India: What it means for your health?

Health crisis: Around 49.4 per cent of adults in India are physically inactive, while in Pakistan, the rate is 45.7 per cent, the latest report by Lancet indicates

Senior citizens must exercise caution due to new Covid variants: Guleria

Scientists, physicians, and senior administrators suggested to ramp up surveillance and genome sequencing

Physical inactivity may cost the world $300 bn between 2020 and 2030: WHO

Around 500 mn people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) due to physical inactivity, WHO's 'Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022' says

Covid created cycle of mental health struggles, physical inactivity: Report

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a cyclical public health problem by both exacerbating mental health challenges and making it more difficult for people to maintain physical activity

How those hoping to lose weight often wind up being their own worst enemies

Why exercise underwhelms for weight reduction remains an open question

Go steady, marathoners! How over-exercising impacts cardiac physiology

Over exercising can cause deleterious effects on cardiac physiology

How exercise could help you learn a new language

The findings provide more evidence that to engage our minds, we should move our bodies

Could there be something like too much exercise?

There are precautions fitness enthusiasts should take to ensure renal health