Feeling uninspired? Boost your creativity with these 9 activities
Hobbies do more than help you relax after a long, stressful day at work. Certain kinds of hobbies, such as doing puzzles or playing a musical instrument, can also boost…
Ask the Doctor: Which exercise is best for brains?
Q. I heard regular aerobic exercise is better for the brain than strength exercises (resistance training). Is that true? A. The study you probably heard about involved rats, not humans.…
Can exercising at a certain time improve your memory?
Want the information you just learned to stick? A new study suggests hitting the gym four hours later may be the key. Published in the journal Current Biology, the study…
Blog: I've been down this path once or twice before…
Loralie and Melissa, two busy work-at-home moms, are partnering with Advocate Condell Centre Club to take steps towards better health. Today, Melissa updates us on how she’s doing. I’ve been on this…
How a cup of coffee before the gym can improve your workout
Whether you are an exercise enthusiast or go to the gym a couple times a month, research suggests that drinking a cup of joe could make your workout sessions more…
Midlife fitness reduces risk of stroke later in life
The more fit you are in midlife, the less likely you are to suffer a stroke after age 65, according to new research. “We all hear that exercise is good…
Matters of life and death
Fitness is a very important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but a new study sheds some light on how crucial it really is to get moving every day. The…
What does your sweat say about you?
Sweat does a lot more than make a person smelly; it can convey happiness, according to one study. The research, published in Psychological Science, concluded that emotions can be shared with others through a person’s…
Tips for staying active at work
If you are worried that spending hours each week sitting in your car commuting to and from a seated desk job may be affecting your health, two experts from Advocate Health Care…
How to burn more calories while walking
You may be burning more calories than you think, according to a recent study that found a varying walking pace can burn more calories often not accounted for in traditional measurements. According to researchers at…
