Health Update

Restricting calories early in life may keep you physically fit in your 70s

Washington, Oct 25 : A new research at the University at Buffalo has shown that a severely restricted diet can maintain physical fitness into advanced age, slowing the seemingly inevitable progress

Smoking cannabis in medium doses may help ease neuropathic pain

Smoking CannabisWashington, Oct 25 : A study has found that smoking cannabis in mediu

Muscadine grape seeds may provide best antioxidant supplements

Muscadine GrapesWashington, October 25 : Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptis

UK scientists announce first birth of twins from lab-grown egg

London, Oct 25 : Scientists in the UK have announced the success of a revolutionary new fertility treatment, in vitro maturation (IVM), that enabled a Brit mother to give birth to twins– a boy and

Crucial signal that triggers eye development identified

Eye DevelopmentWashington, Oct 25 : A new research has discovered a crucial signal that

6 in 10 gym enthusiasts make excuses to skip workouts

Sydney, Oct 24 : No matter how enthused people are about hitting the gym, they make excuses to skip working out at least once a week, says a poll.

In a recent News poll survey in which 979-health club members were investigated, it was found that 63 per cent of gym goers opted out of a workout at least once a week.

In the poll the respondents cited several reasons for de-motivation with cold weather and dark nights being common excuses but mental fatigue was the reason most often given.

Jeff Bond, former head of Sport Psychology at the Australian Institute of Sport, said that attitude was very essential to long-term fitness.

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