Fitness Study Pairs Dogs With Seniors

For now, all of the work is on a volunteer basis, but all of the parties involved hope it will turn into a funded research study in the future. At the end of this program, the professors and doctoral students will review the data to see how it might translate into a large-scale study. This will inform some larger studies were going to pursue, Schmitt said. For example, they may look at doing a pet therapy study focusing on people struggling with obesity. But for now, the group is simply enjoying working with the residents.
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Top fitness trends for 2014

And, yes, lingering http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/p90x3-reviews/sbwire-455028.htm in bed is one of them. Related Fear of falling on ice is physical and mental problem Bodyweight training “One of the biggest fitness trends exploding in the industry right now is body weight training,” said Beier, who integrates it into the classes he leads at Shred415 (shred415.com) in Chicago. “This type of workout literally uses just your own body as resistance.” You become the dumbbell, so to speak. “You can manage to work out wherever you are, without the need for any equipment,” Beier said. While it appeals to minimalists, it’s not just basic, boring reps of squats and lunges.
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From fashion to fitness: the experts behind Apple’s wearable future

Nancy Dougherty (Hardware Engineer): Nancy Dougherty, who joined Apple as a hardware engineer in late 2013, has worked with technology-based medical products since 2010 with Proteus Digital Health. Her work there included a health metric-reading wearable patch and ingestible, Bluetooth-connected smart pills for monitoring dosages and p90X3 workouts scheduling. Most recently, Dougherty worked as a hardware lead for Sano Intelligence, whose tagline reads the API for the bloodstream, working on a wearable sensor system. Dougherty is also active in the Quantified Self community and has spoken out about the need for smarter sensors to create more robust and useful data. Todd Whitehurst (Director, Hardware Development): Dr.
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