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Aerobic Training (Water Based) "Persons who are older, overweight and/or mildly disabled often find that exercising in the water hides defects and provides support," said Nobuo Takeshima, Ph.D., of Nagoya City University in Nagoya, Japan, lead researcher on the study.

"The buoyancy and resistance of water force higher energy expenditure than similar land exercises, without straining joints or causing pain."

Aerobic Workouts  We all know that physical activity and exercise is great for your heart as well as your mind, yet cardiovascular disease accounts for more deaths in the western world than any other.

Exercise Increases Life Span  Researchers reporting in the November issue of the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise have found that physically active 50- and early 60-year-olds are 35% less likely to suffer an early death than those who were sedentary

Kinesiology Research  Resistance training can reverse the adverse effects of hormone loss, endurance training helps the heart withstand a heart attack and weight training stops the decrease of blood flow to the legs as one ages, research by three University of Texas at Austin kinesiology professors has revealed.

NATA Stand On Steroids  The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), a not-for-profit organization that represents 30,000 members of the athletic training profession, has issued an official statement to express its concern with the issue of anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing substances in sports today.