Muscle Stretching Exercises

Both stretching and meditation reduced cramp severity and improved quality of life among patients with cirrhosis and may be considered as nonpharmacologic interventions when treating nocturnal muscle cramps, according to researchers.

Adults who completed at least some levels of moderate and vigorous aerobic physical activity and the recommended levels of muscle-strengthening activity reduced their risks for all-cause, CVD and cancer mortality, a recent study found.

Published results showed low-load blood flow-restricted resistance exercise may stimulate skeletal muscle growth, improve muscle function and counteract muscle decay in older adults.

Fewer than 20% of adults and adolescents around the world meet WHO’s physical activity guidelines, according to researchers.

“Running medicine” events that combined several types of exercise and community-building events improved participants’ physical and mental health and social support, according to a brief report published in Annals of Family Medicine.