Sentences with phrase «vigorous physical exercise»

In humans, though, the hymen can tear from vigorous physical exercise, but it has been most closely associated with tearing during first sexual intercourse.

Move Vigorous physical exercise has been shown to have long - and short - term brain benefits.

People that partake in moderate to vigorous physical exercise on a regular basis are much healthier than their sedentary counterparts.

A new study finds that, though participation in youth sports contributes to overall physical activity, fewer than one fourth of youth soccer, baseball and softball players studied obtained the sixty minutes a day of moderate to vigorous physical exercise (MVPA) during sports practices that U.S. guidelines recommend.

The list suggests 20 minutes, but more is even better (kids should get at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical exercise every day).

The team, led by Audrey Gaskins and Jorge Chavarro of the Harvard School of Public Health, also found that men who spent the most time doing moderate to vigorous physical exercise had 73 percent higher sperm counts than did the men who were least active.

Intervention for exercise relied heavily on unsupervised exercise at home, with a gradual progression to 175 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical exercise.

Vigorous physical exercise has positive effects on brain function on multiple fronts — it increases heart rate, which pumps more oxygen to the brain; it helps the body release hormones, which create a nourishing environment for brain cell growth; and it stimulates brain plasticity by increasing the number of connections between cells.