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How does testing gait help in early diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease? Learn more from Mayo Clinic about gait. 
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Walking speed is gaining traction as a vital sign, providing critical information about physical and mental health risks. Here’s when to get a gait analysis.
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The ability to walk one kilometre comfortably can help predict fracture risk, according to researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. The findings, published today in JAMA Network Open, suggest that simply asking a patient about walking limitation could...
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But a new study suggests that for people over 50, getting just 22 minutes of exercise a day can lower the increased risk of premature death from a highly sedentary lifestyle.
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It’s one of the best forms of preventive medicine, experts say.
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Many people told me I was lucky to be able to learn to walk again. And so, I tried to tell myself, as I shuffled on, the pain shooting up my spine, flinching under the loud voice of the physiotherapist: “I don’t think you’re trying hard enough.” The blessed relief of standing in water, supporting my jagged bones. I wanted to be like a Dalek, suspended in fluid, enclosed in a protective cocoon, instead groping for my wheelchair desperately to get back to my bed and lie down. But yes, baby steps, I took them and eventually the pace quickened.
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In the largest study to incorporate activity tracker data, picking up the pace paid dividends for long-term health.
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Getting up and moving after you eat -- even if it's only for two minutes -- can help control blood sugar levels, a new study says. If you can't do that, try standing. It helps, too.
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Older people with mild cognitive impairment showed improvements in brain blood flow and memory after a yearlong aerobic exercise program.
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It’s aerobic, which is good for cardiovascular health. It’s weight-bearing, which is good for bone health. It works your muscles. And it benefits your brain and your mood.
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Taking an extra 4,000 steps a day, even if it’s around your living room, may lower your risk of dying prematurely.
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A clever bit of marketing has obscured the more nuanced nature of human well-being.
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Two new studies may offer novel ways to promote dog walking and its myriad benefits, even to people without a dog.
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Getting 9,000 to 10,000 steps daily may cut your risk of cardiovascular disease and early death, according to a new study.
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Getting moving may make all the difference when it comes to treating depression, a new study shows. These simple activities work wonders.
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Walking at a certain pace is linked to a significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study has found.
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A small trial suggests regular walking breaks, alongside insulin treatment, may lower blood sugar levels.
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Weekly 75 minutes of moderate-intensity activity is half the amount recommended by the NHS
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Regular walks can help protect dogs and humans from dementia, new research shows.
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Sitting too much can boost stroke risk. But adding more movement—even low-effort activity such as doing household chores—may help lower tha
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Memory and walking tests could identify a person’s dementia risk, new research suggests, allowing preventive measures to be introduced early on.
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Mr Andrews narrowly avoided permanent spinal cord injury after slipping on wet stairs at a holiday home on the Mornington Peninsula in early March.
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At a time when many of us feel isolated, stepping outside can reconnect us to something larger than ourselves.
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Walk more and sit less: even light exercise is linked to a lower risk of death
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A newly released study has found that more people were injured riding standing electric scooters than by riding bicycles or traveling on foot, according to statistics from two Los Angeles hospitals. Documenting injury statistics from Sept. 2017 to August 2018, the study — published this week in the medical journal JAMA Network Open — found that many of those injuries were serious in nature, if not severe.
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