HealthFour one-minute workouts a day aid glucose control in type 2 diabetes: study
A study in Diabetologia found short bodyweight "exercise snacks" can help limit after-meal sugar spikes, but they do not replace regular exercise or medicine.
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IslamIs working out at the gym permissible in Islam? The limits and conditions
Exercise to stay healthy and fit is in principle permissible, Banglavision's religion desk explains from the Qur'an and hadith, provided the awrah is covered, obligatory prayers are not neglected, modesty is kept and harmful supplements are avoided.
HealthWhy heart attacks can strike during exercise, and how to lower the risk
Citing a New England Journal of Medicine study and American Heart Association advice, Prothom Alo reports that sudden heavy exertion briefly raises heart attack risk, mostly in people not used to it.
HealthNo proof you need 10,000 steps a day; about 7,000 brings most of the gain, studies say
A Lancet Public Health review of 57 studies linked 7,000 daily steps, against 2,000, with a 47% lower risk of early death, and a separate study found walking pace matters too.
HealthSupervised exercise lifts colon cancer survival to 90% after eight years
In a controlled trial, colon cancer patients who exercised for three years under a trainer had less recurrence; in Pittsburgh, UPMC is moving to put such programmes under health insurance.
HealthWhere does fat go when you lose weight? Mostly out with your breath
By researchers' estimates, about 84 per cent of lost body fat leaves as exhaled carbon dioxide and the remaining 16 per cent as water in sweat and urine, but breathing harder does not burn fat.
HealthBeyond blood pressure and cholesterol: watch your resting heart rate
A resting heart rate of 60-100 beats a minute is considered normal for adults; studies have linked a persistently high rate with heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke and type 2 diabetes.
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Things You Should Never Do After a Full Meal
Lying down, exercising, tea or coffee, smoking and fruit straight after a heavy meal can all cause health problems.