The following meta-analysis, Dynamic resistance exercise and resting blood pressure in adults: a meta-analysis, reported the following:
“A total of nine studies consisting of 259 subjects (144 exercise, 115 control) and 18 groups (9 exercise, 9 control) significant treatment effect ( 3) reductions were found across all designs and categories for both systolic and diastolic blood pressure”.
“A growing body of evidence suggests that a far greater proportion of people actually prefer to exercise alone with some instruction," rather than in a class, his study found”
by Dylan Thomas
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning
they Do not go gentle into that good night.
A recent issue of Prevention magazine listed The Best Walking Cities of 2007 based on the following criteria:
• % of pop that walks for exercise
• Use of mass transit
• Parks per square mile
• Points of interest per square mile
• Avg winter/summer temperatures
• % of athletic shoe buyers
From Medical News Today article (March 14, 2007), Even Light Exercise Helps Smokers Quit, comes this quote:
“Dr Taylor and his co-authors reviewed 12 studies on the effect of a single session of exercise compared to no exercise on three outcome measures: cigarette cravings, withdrawal symptoms and smoking behavior. All reported beneficial impact on at least one of the three outcome measures.”
And this:
A sexy butt in sixty seconds for $14.95 - that is what the spokesmodel on the infomercial actually said. If such were really the case I would buy them and hand then out indiscriminately to help beautify America.
I could not sleep last night and got up too early and scanned the ½ hour paid TV advertisements that frequent early morning cable channels. The advertisements are often for exercise and diet products. These ads often contain the same elements. Some examples follow:
“Scientifically tested.”
“What exercise should I do while I am on vacation?”
I have been asked this a lot over the years. I give the same answer: “Have a good time”.
“But won’t I lose some of the gains that I have made?”
For running the answer might be yes; for strength training the answer is most often no. In fact for strength training it is often beneficial to take a break. Even if it were yes I would still advise one to have a good time and enjoy the good health they worked hard to achieve. You need a mental as well as a physical break from exercise every once in a while.
What the results are and how quickly they occur will depend on a lot of factors. Whether you are pleased with the results will depend on your expectations. Some of the factors that influence results are: