exercise

Parkinson's disease: Move regularly with intensity to delay symptoms

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases, second only to Alzheimer’s disease, according to Medical News Today. The condition affects people of all races and cultures. Globally it affects around 10 million individuals who are generally…

Your Personal Best: Seated Leg Lift

  Sitting for long periods of time can decrease overall body strength, but there are some simple exercises you can do to help. This exercise is called the double leg lift, and here's…

Your Personal Best: Heel-toe exercise

As we get older, we tend to lose muscle endurance and strength. Dr. Milady Murphy has an exercise that can counteract that negative process, especially in the abdominal area and legs.…

Your Personal Best: Chair squat

  These days, most people are sitting down longer than they should. But you can do a little something to counteract the negative without moving away from your chair, said Dr.…

Even simple exercise may help aging brain, study hints

New research hints that even simple exercise just might help seniors with mild memory problems. While physical activity helps keep healthy brains fit, it's not clear how much it helps once memory starts to slide. The U.S. study compared sedentary…

Your Personal Best: Shoulder shrugs

Here's an exercise you can easily incorporate into your lifestyle or already existing exercise program, designed to strengthen your shoulders and upper back, improve posture and stabilize your neck. It's called…

Your Personal Best: Straight Arm Plank

By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller Exercise is beneficial for a healthy lifestyle, but it can be difficult starting out. Dr. Milady Murphy has a simple toning exercise that works…