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Exercise aside, genes may ultimately dictate seniors' mobility

...ignificant physical exercise including walking and strenuous exercise, and they preserved their mobility longer than the 70 percent who engaged in little or no physical activity. Researchers also evaluated the 8 percent who reported participating in weight training. But genetic makeup influenced long-term phy...

Viagra improves high altitude exercise performance up to 45% for some

... is more difficult to get enough oxygen to support strenuous physical activity than it is at sea level. Sildenafil works by inhibiting phosphodiestrase-5, an enzyme which degrades cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) a cell messenger that causes the blood vessels to relax, Friedlander explained. By inhibitin...

Poor athletic performance linked to vitamin deficiency

...trients in sweat, urine and feces during and after strenuous activity and the additional nutrients needed to repair and maintain higher levels of lean tissue mass present in some athletes and individuals may all affect an individuals B-vitamin requirements, said Manore. "Many athletes, especially young athle...

Runners -- Let thirst be your guide

... average person who goes out for an hour or two of strenuous exercise is not going to be at risk for this,” he adds. Verbalis also says that sports drinks, which contain some sodium and potassium and carbohydrates, are basically water with a few additives. “There’s a misconception among the sports community...

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