A student’s high school years are some of the most formative, especially when it comes to establishing lifelong physical exercise and health habits. Regular physical exercise will help adolescent students build and maintain healthy joints, muscles and bones.

Exercise can also help them control their weight, build lean muscle and reduce excess fat. Regular exercise can also contribute to the prevention of high blood pressure, and it can help reduce blood pressure in students who suffer from hypertension. Physical education classes don’t just establish a regular physical exercise routine; they also help students develop healthy social skills and the knowledge and attitudes they need to continue a lifelong physical activity routine. continue reading »

Spring is just around the corner and it’s time to think about new spring fashion and take on a new workout to make sure we look really good in those new clothes. If that sounds boring, you probably share the same feelings as thousands of women who participated in a survey and revealed that they would exercise more if it was more fun. This was a starting point for the Reebok and Cirque du Soleil joint initiative aimed to create a new, “smile while you’re sweating” routine. continue reading »

Some ad campaigns are just brilliant. Why waste thousands on mediocre advertisements if you can spend just as much money on creative approach.

Nike ad campaign promoting their treadmills is one of those campaigns that just can’t help inspiring.

They have placed interactive billboards around the world. In each billboard anyone could run a built-in treadmill. For every kilometer run, Nike promised to donate a certain amount to UNICEF. Fun, no? continue reading »

The traditional setting of an ICU ward, with the velvet hush of time suspended, and eerie green lights and snaking tubes and wires inside every dimly-lit cubicle, may soon be but a memory. The ever-present slurp, exhale of the life-giving ventilators may soon give way to more of the clack, slide, of walkers and the quiet, gentle murmurings of physical therapists. According to Forbes.com, referring to an article in HealthDay News that originally appeared in The Lancet Online, studies about the benefits of exercise critical care patients are being done to give more hope to the loved ones and medical care givers of critically ill patients in ICU. continue reading »