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- Only walking for exercise? https://theconversation.com/only-walking-for-exercise-heres-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-it-224159 78 comments
- ChatGPT trains robot dog to walk on Swiss ball | This quadruped wobbling along, balanced on top of an exercise ball is a fun experiment to watch – but at its core, it demonstrates that AIs like GPT-4 can train robots to perform complex, real-world tasks much more effectively than we humans can. https://newatlas.com/technology/chatgpt-robot-yoga-ball/ 21 comments technology
- A new study found that physical activity reduced the risk of depression by 23% and anxiety by 26%. A particularly strong association was found between low and moderate intensity exercise, which included activities such as gardening, golf and walking, and reduced risk of depression. https://www.aru.ac.uk/news/low-intensity-exercise-linked-to-reduced-depression 48 comments science
- Older adults who participate weekly in many different types of leisure time activities, such as walking for exercise, jogging, swimming laps, or playing tennis, may have a lower risk of death from any cause, as well as death from cardiovascular disease and cancer https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/many-types-leisure-time-activities-may-lower-risk-death-older-adults 38 comments science
- Nordic walking is superior to other kinds of exercise in cardiovascular rehabilitation for improving long-term functional capacity https://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(22)00213-6/fulltext 19 comments science
- A new study suggests that people with early-stage Parkinson’s disease who regularly got one to two hours of moderate exercise twice a week, like walking or gardening, may have less trouble balancing, walking and doing daily activities later. https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/4946 60 comments science
- [Pelissero] #Bucs coach Bruce Arians to me last night on @SiriusXMNFL on WR Antonio Brown, who hasn't played since an ankle injury in Week 6: "He’s got a bone spur that aggravated it. He was out of the boot (Wednesday). He was doing some walking exercises. We’ll see how that goes." https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1458843374551711749?s=20 49 comments nfl
- New study finds Walking increases the brain’s ability to think and remember as adults age. Follow-up studies further established that exercise amplifies neurogenesis: A program of regular exercise leads to greater brain volume in people. https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2021/07/walking-increases-the-brains-ability-to-think-and-remember-as-adults-age-study-finds.html 100 comments science
- Lewis Hamilton reveals he does just '20 laps a year' in the simulator - and calls track walks a 'pointless exercise' http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.hamilton-reveals-he-does-20-laps-a-year-in-the-simulator-and-calls-track.6i39ulag7ju23k5fkvmbuv.html 436 comments formula1
- [Hornets PR] INJURY UPDATE: @hornets forward Gordon Hayward's recovery from the right foot sprain he suffered on 4/2 includes no longer using a walking boot and beginning weight bearing exercises. Additional updates on Hayward's progress will be provided as appropriate. #AllFly https://twitter.com/hornetspr/status/1389686307010514951?s=21 9 comments nba
- Exercise enhances physical well-being and mental health. However, the impacts of everyday activities, such as climbing stairs, walking, or going to the tram station instead of driving, on a person's mental health have hardly been studied so far. https://www.latestfunda.com/2020/11/the-mystery-of-personal-well-being.html 8 comments science
- South Australia bans outdoor exercise, dog-walking https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/526677-australian-state-bans-outdoor-exercise-dog-walking 29 comments worldnews
- Germans must walk their dogs twice a day, new law will say - The country’s agriculture minister, Julia Klöckner, has said she is introducing the new law based on evidence that many of the nation’s 9.4m dogs are not getting the exercise or stimuli they need. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/19/germans-must-walk-their-dogs-twice-a-day-new-law-will-say 1257 comments worldnews
- Recovered coronavirus patients who did not need to be hospitalized are facing health problems months later. 94 percent say they do not feel as healthy as before, 60 percent of this group still have breathing symptoms which make it difficult to take a walk, and nearly half are unable to exercise https://nltimes.nl/2020/06/12/shocking-nearly-recovered-covid-19-health-issues-months-later 3 comments science
- Adrian Mariappa shocked to learn of positive coronavirus test: "I haven’t really left the house, apart from some exercise and the odd walk with the kids." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/05/20/exclusive-adrian-mariappa-shocked-learn-positive-coronavirus/ 108 comments soccer
- Stepper exerciser as walking simulation for video games https://youtu.be/mSo0MUeg_z0 5 comments arduino
- Obama officials walked Trump aides through global pandemic exercise in 2017: report https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/488069-obama-officials-walked-trump-aides-through-global-pandemic-exercise-in-2017?amp 9 comments politics
- Obama officials walked Trump aides through global pandemic exercise in 2017: report https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/488069-obama-officials-walked-trump-aides-through-global-pandemic-exercise-in-2017 23 comments politics
- Study is first to find that high-tempo music may increase the benefits of exercise and reduce perceived effort, particularly during endurance training. These effects were greater for endurance exercises, such as walking, than for high-intensity exercises, such as weightlifting. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/f-tft012920.php 4 comments science
- Exercise advice on food labels could help to tackle the obesity crisis. Saying how far consumers need to walk to burn off the calories could change eating habits. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/10/exercise-advice-on-food-labels-could-help-to-tackle-the-obesity-crisis 1219 comments science
- [Rosenthal] If Cole exercises his opt out from the #Yankees after five years, he would walk away from about $145M, a source tells The Athletic. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1204646908376993793 5 comments baseball
- [Rosenthal] If Cole exercises his opt out from the #Yankees after five years, he would walk away from about $145M, a source tells The Athletic. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1204646908376993793?s=19 37 comments baseball
- [Floyd] Yes, Gardner Minshew also does exercise bands in the locker room wearing only a jock strap, shades, and a headband. Sometimes naked, too. Sometimes Steve Spurrier even walks in on him doing it https://twitter.com/brianmfloyd/status/1171474464329977857?s=21 331 comments nfl
- Exercise ‘delays progression’ of advanced colorectal cancer. Even low-intensity exercise, such as walking four or more hours a week, was associated with a nearly 20% reduction in cancer progression or death over the course of the six-year study https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/cancer/exercise-delays-progression-of-advanced-colorectal-cancer/7029958.article?blocktitle=cancer&contentid=27916 4 comments science
- Doing just 10 min to 1 hour of leisure time physical activity such as dancing, walking, or gardening each week is associated with an 18 percent lower risk of death. All exercise, even the smallest, easiest amount, can have lasting benefits. https://www.inverse.com/article/54174-very-low-levels-of-exercise-can-help-improve-health 1033 comments science
- Regular aerobic exercise such as walking, cycling or climbing stairs may improve thinking skills not only in older people but in people as young as 20, suggests a new study. People who exercised were testing as if they were about 10 years younger at age 40 and about 20 years younger at age 60. https://www.aan.com/pressroom/home/pressrelease/2691 3 comments science
- [Schefter] Chargers’ DE Joey Bosa is scheduled to get the cast off his foot on Sunday, then use a walking boot when he’s not rehabbing or exercising, per source. He is not expected back until sometime next month. https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1043712876882612224?s=21 26 comments nfl
- For years, my exercise consisted of walking between my bed and my couch. Two months ago I bought a bike. Yesterday I rode through Golden Gate Park to Ocean Beach. This was my first ride over 10 miles and my first ride over an hour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DpEfqdqBHA 11 comments bicycling
- [Slater] Steph Curry did the bike and some thick rope training exercises today within sight of reporters. Nothing mobile on the ankle, but was walking around on it well. Clearly improving. https://twitter.com/anthonyvslater/status/940298765671346176 23 comments nba
- Traffic fumes in city streets 'largely wipe out exercise benefits for over-60s': Groundbreaking study reinforces urgent need to reduce emissions, and advises over-60s to avoid polluted air by walking in parks and green spaces https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/05/traffic-fumes-in-city-streets-largely-wipe-out-exercise-benefits-for-over-60s 42 comments science
- Walking to work or doing the vacuuming can extend your life: Study "showed that it was not necessary to run, swim or work out at the gym. Household chores such as vacuuming or scrubbing the floor, or merely walking to work provided enough exercise to protect the heart and extend life." https://www.newscientist.com/article/2148209-walking-to-work-or-doing-the-vacuuming-can-extend-your-life/ 122 comments worldnews
- Largest study on physical activity involving 130,000 people in 17 countries showed that household chores such as vacuuming, or walking to work, provided enough exercise to protect the heart and extend life, with 30 minutes of physical activity five days a week reducing the risk of death by 28%. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2148209-walking-to-work-or-doing-the-vacuuming-can-extend-your-life/ 1095 comments science
- Scientists find that a hot bath has benefits similar to exercise: it improves blood sugar levels, lowers blood pressure and even burns energy (soaking in 40˚C/104˚F water burns roughly the same number of calories as a 30-min walk) https://theconversation.com/a-hot-bath-has-benefits-similar-to-exercise-74600 72 comments science
- To Age Well, Walk: Regular exercise, including walking, significantly reduces the chance that a frail older person will become physically disabled, according to one of the largest and longest-running studies of its kind to date. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/27/to-age-well-walk/?_php=true&_type=blogs&partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0 3 comments science
- Lacking inspiration? Exercise found to boost creativity... For years it has been suggested that going for a walk or exercising can help with writers' block and get the creative juices flowing. Now researchers have shown that regular exercise really does improve creativity http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10491702/lacking-inspiration-exercise-found-to-boost-creativity.html 9 comments science
- No Negotiation: China and Russia Walk Out of UN Security Council Meeting: “This Isn’t An Exercise” http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/no-negotiation-china-and-russia-walk-out-of-un-security-council-meeting-this-isnt-an-exercise_08282013 22 comments worldnews
- Ann Romney, You didn't build that, "the lives that were wrecked because Mitt ruthlessly failed to exercise that “privilege” of helping his wife boasted of. Her naked attempts to pander to women is offensive; her pretense at having walked a mile in our shoes is completely disingenuous." http://borderlessnewsandviews.com/2012/08/ann-romney-you-really-didnt-build-that/ 167 comments politics
- Another white trash kid raised on Fox News solid Christian principles asshole walked into a Hookah Bar and tried to exercise some Glenn Beck justice, and was promptly beat the fuck down. Words and barbaric ideological belives when flagrantly displayed on a national level have serious consequences. http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/09/as_weve_been_reporting_there.php?ref=fpblg 5 comments politics
- Obama Gives Bush Torture Lawyers A Pass, John Woo and Jay Bybee Walk - Bush lawyers who paved the way for sleep deprivation and waterboarding of terrorism suspects exercised poor judgment but will not be referred to authorities for possible sanctions, according to a forthcoming ethics report. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/30/ar2010013001411_pf.html 34 comments politics
- 10 Ways to Boost Your Self-Esteem: stand up for your values, smile, laugh, walk around naked, love your body, exercise, find your passion and more ways to love yourself!!! http://therottenlittlegirls.com/2008/11/06/10-ways-to-boost-your-self-esteem/ 4 comments reddit.com