One-hour walk in nature reduces stress, study finds
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Living in a city is a well-known risk factor for developing a mental disorder, while living close to nature is beneficial for mental health.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 26, 2022
The physics of walking is simpler than we thought
This is important because it will allow roboticists to build much simpler models to describe the way robots walk and move through the world
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 17, 2022
Pace as important as 10,000 steps for health, new study finds
The message is that for protective health benefits people could not only ideally aim for 10,000 steps a day but also aim to walk faster.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 14, 2022
Harvard study identifies why humans walk upright
If evolutionary biologists were to rank the body parts that make us quintessentially human, the pelvis would place close to the top.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 12, 2022
A daily walk can cut the risk of developing dementia by over 50%
Taking a more spirited approach and walking briskly — defined as more than 40 steps per minute — brings even better results.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 3, 2022
Wearable activity trackers motivate us to walk 40 minutes more each day
New findings from Australian researchers show fitness trackers, pedometers and smart watches motivate us to exercise more and lose weight.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 19, 2022
Certain lifestyle activities reduce cognitive decline, research finds
Research finds there is a relationship between participating in certain lifestyle activities and preventing a decline in cognitive health.
Joseph Shavit
- May 15, 2022
Walking will help you sleep better, study finds
New research shows that middle-aged adults who took more steps over four weeks reported better sleep than less-active people.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 8, 2022
Spinal chord implant enables patient to get up and walk again
A patient suffering from a debilitating neurodegenerative disease was able to get up and walk again after being bedridden for over a year.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 3, 2022
Spinal cord implant enables paralyzed people to walk again
Researchers successfully engineer world's first 3D human spinal cord tissue transplant.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 3, 2022
Innovative footwear prevents diabetic foot ulcers
New footwear technology relieves pressure on areas of the feet that experience high stress during walking and other activities.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 2, 2022
New approach cuts the energy people need to walk by 50%
Findings describe a novel way to reduce the energy people spend to walk, as much as by half, which could have applications for therapy.
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