Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Studies
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June 18, 2024
Wellness Therapies Like Red Light Show Promise, Study Finds
The Healthspan Project — led by Dr. Rachele Pojednic, director of scientific research and education at Restore — assessed changes in participants’ body composition, heart rate variability (HRV), and blood biomarkers after six months of consistent usage of numerous wellness therapies. The study included weekly treatments of total body cryotherapy, photobiomodulation (red...
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June 12, 2024
Study shows a simple blood test can predict cardiorespiratory fitness – VUMC News – VUMC Reporter
A simple blood test known as a proteomic profile can predict a patient’s cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and those with the most fitness can reduce their risk of mortality by 50%, a Vanderbilt-led study recently found. Exercise has long been associated with better health outcomes across a variety of organs and disease...
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May 25, 2024
Why Is this Group of Skiers is the Most Likely to Have a Fatal Accident?
In an attempt to see exactly who is getting injured and killed out there—and how—Outside dug into stats provided by the National Ski Areas Association, the trade group which represents over 300 alpine ski areas in the U.S. The results were both expected and surprising. The data doesn’t lie: Middle-aged men...
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April 15, 2024
Exercise may benefit heart by calming the brain, study shows
You know exercise is great for your cardiovascular health, but new research suggests that your brain has a lot to do with it. It's all about physical activity's ability to lower stress levels within the brain, explained a team at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston. Bolstering that finding, their...
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April 9, 2024
ASICS global study shows link between regular exercise in teenage years and positive mental wellbeing in adulthood
ASICS is announcing the results of its second Global State of Mind Study, which reaffirms a positive link between physical exercise and mental wellbeing and uncovers a link between being physically active in teenage years and positive mental wellbeing in adulthood. The study of over 26,000 respondents across 22 countries found that...
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April 2, 2024
Released Garmin Data Shows Where, and Why, People Request Emergency Aid in the Outdoors
Accidents happen - especially in the outdoors. Garmin recently released info on where, and why, people need help in the backcountry. The Inertia
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April 1, 2024
Social Media Driving Force Behind Increased Visits to National Parks
A new study from Georgia Tech's School of Economics is the first to tie high levels of social media exposure to increased visitors to the U.S. National Parks — and the increased crowding and ecological damage they bring with them. Casey Wichman, an associate professor of economics, found that parks with...
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March 29, 2024
Ski-Related ER Visits Are Up 50% In California; LA News Outlets Blame Weed, Alcohol, and Selfie Sticks
According to data from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information, ski-related ER visits in California rose 50 percent between 2016 and 2022. However, the number of people hitting the slopes remained mostly the same throughout that period. According to the Times, some 6,000 people went from the slopes to an emergency...
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March 26, 2024
Regular exercise is associated with less insomnia, study shows
“Physically active people have a lower risk of insomnia symptoms and extreme sleep duration, both long and short,” said lead study author Dr. Erla Björnsdóttir, sleep expert and part time teacher and researcher at Reykjavik University. The study published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Open looked at data from more than...
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March 20, 2024
World Happiness Report 2024
In this World Happiness Report, the focus is on the happiness of people at different stages of life. In the seven ages of man in Shakespeare’s As You Like It, the later stages of life are portrayed as deeply depressing. But happiness research shows a more nuanced picture, and one...
