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Practicing group exercises reduces stress and improves quality of life

Practicing group exercises reduces stress and improves quality of life

According to with a new study in the Journal of American Osteopathic Association, group exercises improved the three measures of quality of life: mental, physical and emotional. For mental health, it was 13% higher; physical, 25%; and emotional, 26%.

Not that working alone has detrimental effects on your health, but according to the study, when practicing in a group, people went twice as far as staying in sports and the only

The study has some particularities that puts this data within a very narrow niche:

  • This study was conducted with 69 medical students, which is a very specific sample
  • Study participants self-selected working alone or with a group, which could mean that people chose the setting they know they prefer
  • It also seems that the subjects in the study knew each other , which means that some of the benefits of the group environment may have been caused by camaraderie and bonding - factors that may not be present when working with a squad of strangers. prove that your group of friends needs more team work.


Tabata method consists of short and intense training

Tabata method consists of short and intense training

Tabata protocol is an interval training method which was developed by the Japanese researcher Izumi Tabata, initially to be used with the speed skating team of Japan. The proposed method came from working and developing cardiorespiratory and strength / resistance skills simultaneously in a short a period of time bringing to the table a high energy expenditure and the promise to raise what we call COPD (excess post-exercise oxygen consumption) that in theory helps to burn more fats.

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Using a prosthesis should not be synonymous with pain and suffering

Using a prosthesis should not be synonymous with pain and suffering

Amputees and their families usually do not present knowledge about the prosthesis and all the process that should happen during the rehabilitation period, especially when it is a new case in the family. Even before starting a prosthesis, it is important to advise the patient of amputation what care should be taken with the surgical wound, the best positioning that the amputated limb should remain, what is the correct compression elastic bandage technique and its time of use, how to stimulate the contraction of the remaining musculature of the amputation stump, how to use gaiters and also how to decide on the type of prosthesis to be used.

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