Sentences with phrase «than increasing physical»

Decreasing food intake is much more effective than increasing physical activity to lose weight.

Not exact matches

Or in other words, rather than assume that walking while thinking splits your mental and physical resources, leaving less to devote to each, the scientists actually found «an increase in arousal or activation associated with physical activity... which then can be invested into the cognition,» according to the paper reporting the research.
Holistic health is concerned with increasing people's wellness levels in the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, interpersonal, and environmental (3) areas; but its primary focus is the whole person, who is more than simply the sum of these various aspects.
I suggest that this process of the reintegration (at levels of increasing complexity) of conceptual and physical feelings resulting in self - consciousness is equivalent to Niebuhr's concept of «spirit,» which he apparently conceives of as something more than body and mind.
But «it appears that youth sports practices are making a less - than - optimal contribution to the public health goals of increasing physical activity and preventing childhood obesity.»
The study concluded that «youth sports practices are making a less - than - optimal contribution to the public health goals of increasing physical activity and preventing childhood obesity.»
When sleeping is not made a priority, parents typically experience: · Exhaustion · Irritability · Decreased productivity · A suffering quality of life · A negative mood · Declining physical health · Lack of focus With poor sleep and an increased irritable mood, our problems feel bigger than they really are and stress can become intensified.
In a related article, Durrant and Ensom4 summarize research done over the last 20 years suggesting that the physical punishment of children is associated with increased levels of child aggression and is no better at eliciting compliance than other methods.
In the context of #TLBmoves, where we consider how we can increase our level of physical activity in ways that make sense to each of us, it helps to figure out more specific reasons than «Moving more is good for me» and set some more specific goals than «I'm going to move more than I usually do.»
Motivation: the desire to breastfeed and to re-establish or increase lactation is more important than a woman's physical condition.
He concludes: «Moreover, our findings suggest that some types of physical activity are likely more effective than others in increasing insulin sensitivity.
Martin Weisman of the Department of Health says the chief culprit for people's increasing weight must be decreasing physical activity, because on average people today eat fewer calories than their grandparents did («For a few burgers more...», New Scientist, 22 April).
The odds of reaching recommended levels of leisure - time physical activity increased from 60 to 900 percent, depending on whether adult residents were former or current members of the program, and if the duration of their participation lasted for less than six months or for six or more months.
That's roughly $ 800 million more than it received last year, which means a 20 % increase for the office, which funds the majority of U.S. physical science.
We assume that an increase in physical activity is nothing more than a catalyst for the change in cognitions about activity and symptoms in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
While Kanazawa's methods seem rather subjective, it is theoretically possible that — if physical attractiveness really does increase the reproductive success of daughters more than sons — natural selection could find a way to make better - looking people more likely to have daughters.
«In addition, vigorous physical activity, defined as activity that raises heart rate and breathing, increased more in girls than in boys.
A new study shows that children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder follow fewer healthy lifestyle behaviors than non-ADHD youth, suggesting that they may benefit from improving lifestyle choices such as increasing water consumption, decreasing screen time and getting at least one hour of physical activity per day.
Physical activity among children and teens is lower than previously thought, and, in another surprise finding, young adults after the age of 20 show the only increases in activity over the lifespan, suggests a study conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Children who live in «smart growth» neighborhoods — developments that are designed to increase walkability and have more parks and green space areas — get 46 percent more moderate or vigorous physical activity than kids who live in conventional neighborhoods, finds a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
But increases in physical activity seemed to have less of an impact than reductions in sitting time, the findings showed.
«We found that some types of physical workload increased the odds of developing RA more than others,» said Miss Pingling Zeng of the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Amidst a national shortage of radiographers in the UK and an increasing requirement for researchers to work with large databases of radiograph images, the software which is being funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, is being designed to automatically pick out the shapes of bones in the images, rather than relying on individual researchers.
«The increased air pollution that typically accompanies heat waves can especially harm children, who have a higher risk of developing asthma, have lungs that are still developing and growing, and have higher exposure because they breathe at a higher rate than adults and spend more time outdoors engaging in vigorous physical activity.»
Random surveys within the accompanying studies showed physical activity, vegetable preference and knowledge of nutrition and plant science increased among more than 1,369 third grade students while sugar - sweetened beverage consumption decreased.
The fact that the risk elevation was apparent directly after cancer diagnosis, and decreased in magnitude over time, supports the conclusion that the risk increase may be traced to the diagnosis itself rather than the emotional or physical suffering related to progression of the cancer or to its treatment.
A potential explanation for the secular trend may be that while improved treatment for cardiovascular risk factors or complicating diseases has reduced mortality in all weight classes, the effects may have been greater at higher BMI levels than at lower BMI levels.12 Because obesity is a causal risk factor for hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and dyslipidemia,15,19 - 22 obese individuals may have had a higher selective decrease in mortality.18 Indirect evidence of this effect is seen in the findings as the deaths occur at similar time periods in the 3 cohorts, but cohorts recruited at later periods have an increase in the BMI associated with the lowest mortality, possibly suggesting a period effect related to changes in clinical practice, such as improved treatments, or general public health status, such as decreased smoking or increased physical activity.
Young men who lead unhealthy lifestyles have a higher chance of having increased estrogen levels than men who are in good physical shape.
«Living an energetic life means more than just increasing physical activity and stamina; it means being alert and interested, excited and...
The truth: Good old physical exercise is still a better method to increase your brain health than any type of mental exercise available, according to numerous studies.
On the other hand after a cycle of five days, high - intensity physical and mental load than the levels of HDL, which increased by 12 %, total cholesterol fell by 17.2 and LDL (the so - called.
«Just try to maintain a healthy diet, rather than cutting back, and increase physical activity to compensate [for special occasion eating behaviour].»
«When you're increasing your physical activity, your body needs rest more than ever,» says Sarah Wenk, the personal trainer and running coach who advised my team the first time around.
The two groups were also asked to increase their physical activity, for the most part walking not less than 30 minutes daily.
It is known that your body increases HGH production with intense physical training.Keep your workouts short (try to finish your workout in 45 - 60 minutes or less) and heavy.Training for more than 90 minutes will decrease HGH and testosterone because of the increase of the stress hormone levels.
Living an energetic life means much more than just increasing physical activity and stamina.
On the other hand, some doctors have questioned whether the weight loss and increased muscle mass were due to increased physical activity rather than the testosterone.
At Testosterone Centers of Texas, we want to help you pursue a healthier lifestyle and experience increased positivity surrounding your quality of life — low testosterone can lead to a lack of healthy physical activity and feeling «less than my normal self.»
More than just an un-appealing physical appearance, the ever increasing belly fat and tummy fat is also a serious health threat.
Caffeine in doses 3 - 9 mg / kg of body weight may modestly increase the endurance performance and decrease fatigue during physical exercise lasting for more than 30 minutes [28,45,68,103,138,139,140].
When examining the components that contribute to the metabolic syndrome, lifestyle modification involving disciplined dietary control and increased physical activity can become more critical than medical therapy.
The ACSM recommends that all try to get 30 minutes of physical activity daily with the safe guidelines of increasing your running volume no more than 10 % a week.
The investigators found that those who consumed more protein than recommended levels did not have increases in lean body mass, muscle performance, physical function or other measures of well - being, compared to men with normal levels of dietary protein.
More vitamin C is contained in the adrenal glands than any other organ in the body and is required at higher levels during times of stress.11 - 14 Physical stresses on the body such as ingestion of heavy metals,15 - 20 cigarette smoking,21 - 24 immune impairment,25 - 31 extreme temperatures,32 - 36 and chronic use of certain medications such as aspirin also signal the need for increased intake of vitamin C. 37
New research in obese men suggests that increased physical activity was even more beneficial than a weight loss diet for increasing testosterone levels (17).
I wonder... would giving up meat etc lead to decreased guilt over eating animals, and increased moral contentment [subconscious or not] and this be a mechanism for the improved mental health, rather than just physical and chemical body changes.
Combine these with some physical recommendations such as upping your cardio activity, increasing Vitamin D intake, keeping your cell phone out of your pocket and a number of other natural, scientifically - backed solutions to preventing / reversing ED, and you'll have stronger erections than you've ever been able to achieve.
It does more than help you lose fat faster: research shows that it also improves exercise performance and it's particularly effective at fighting off physical fatigue and increasing time to exhaustion.
Also the physical effects of warming up such as increasing your heart rate and blood flow to your muscles prepares you for maximum flexibility far quicker than not warming up, and lets not forget that warming up starts to prepare your mind for what is to come and never underestimate the influence the mind has over the body.
The Curves Diet plan is very likely to produce weight loss success for most women, however this will be largely related to calorie restriction and increased physical activity rather than adjusting the metabolic rate or altering the set - point of the body.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z