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Are you sitting at your desk reading this? Research has shown that sitting for long periods has a detrimental effect on your blood glucose control and increases your risk of diabetes and heart disease. Short activity breaks have a bigger benefit than you thought.
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A new study has shown that massage reduces inflammation and increases mitochondrial biogenesis in muscle tissue after exercise. The study also dispelled the myth that massage may work by clearing lactic acid.
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For approximately 84,000 generations we lived as physically active hunter-gatherers. However the agricultural revolution (350 generations ago), industrial revolution (7 generations ago) and the digital age (2 generations ago) has turned us into a sedentary, indoor dwelling culture. Perhaps we should take some fitness pointers from our ancestors?
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Increase the size of your grey matter and cut your risk of cognitive decline in half by taking a walk. A study published in the journal Neurology found that walking regularly now predicts whether or not your brain decreases in size and function later in life.
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Decline in the function and number of mitochondria, the energy producing component of your cells, has been associated with fatigue, disease and unhealthy ageing [1]. Modest physical activity reverses mitochondrial decline and can actually increases their number.
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