Category: Health

Medical Research: What are the main findings of the study? Dr. Merom: In a cohort of 1667 older Australian men (mean age 76.8 years) data on incident falls were collected every four months by telephone interview. We compared the rate of falling over 48 months of follow-up of men who participated in golf, Calisthenics, lawn…

It’s the oldest record still standing in the Northern Virginia Swimming League. Over the decades, young swimmers in high-tech suits and year-round training regimens have shattered nearly all of those creaky old race times. But no team has been able to match what the Four Amigos did that day in the Vienna Woods pool in…

At Atlanta’s Washington Park Pool, Anne Dunivin slowly and gingerly makes her way into the water. She says, “My girls get me to the pool, twice a week. And I swim for at least half a mile. I swim laps, from that end to this end and then back.” Anne’s love-affair with the water started…

Sudbury’s Derald Balson competes in swimming at a national le​vel at the age of 86. That’s pretty impressive but consider also that he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis more than 40 years ago. Swimming using only his arms, he won two gold medals last month at the Canada 55 Plus Games in Strathcona County, Alberta.…

Swimming lowers stress levels, increases muscle tone and strength, increases flexibility, and improves heart and lung health, not to mention it is low impact and great on your joints. Swimming burns 500-600 calories for every hour of swimming (depending on the intensity of your workout). Swimming is a sport for both novice swimmers and top…

A former sumo champion has accomplished something that only four other people have done: swimming back and forth across Utah’s Bear Lake. The swim would be tough for just about anyone, but consider that Kelly Gneiting is pulling 430 pounds of his own weight. The Idaho native says he did it partly for himself, but…