HAS COVID-19 CAUSED A NEW RUNNING BOOM?
During the recent lockdowns, our most common activities have been compromised, and among them the outdoor activities. Thus, we have come to appreciate even more our freedom to choose where… Read more »
Tag: physical activity
EPIGENETIC CONTROL OF AGEING THROUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION
Adapted from Petracci et al. 2020 Epigenetics refers to changes in the genome or genes, that do not involve changes in the nucleotide sequence, or mutations. Our date of birth,… Read more »
EFFECTS ON HEALTH OF A LOCKDOWN SITUATION
The COVID-19 global pandemic is creating new challenges for many nations around the world. Until a successful vaccine is developed many governments have followed lockdown policies, challenging at physical and… Read more »
PHILOSOPHY AND MARATHON RUNNING: SHARING A COMMON GROUND?
Photo by Jeremy Perkins (Unsplash) Philosophy and running may look as very different activities, but below the surface they share a common ground. Based on a recent article we will… Read more »
ALZHEIMER´S DISEASE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
The word “dementia” is used to talk about a set of neurodegenerative diseases, associated generally with aging. Because of the longer life expectancies, number of people suffering from dementia is… Read more »
NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND CANCER
(Based on the recommendations of the 2018 Expert Report from the World Cancer Research Fund / American Institute for Cancer Research: “Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: a Global Perspective”,… Read more »