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  2. Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans - Wikipedia

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    Women should do at least 150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes) of moderate intensity aerobic activity a week during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Preferably, aerobic activity should be spread throughout the week.

  3. Women may benefit more from exercise than men do, a new ... - AOL

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    The study noted that only 33% of women and 43% of men who were part of the research met the standard for weekly aerobic exercise, and just 20% of women and 28% of men completed a weekly strength ...

  4. Women need to exercise and eat differently than men ... - AOL

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    You may have heard about the benefits of intermittent fasting or training in Zone 2. Are these trends equally beneficial to men and women? Not necessarily.

  5. Women may gain health benefits of exercise more efficiently ...

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    But women get the same benefits exercising just 2.5 hours per week. "Men getting 300 minutes a week was equivalent to a woman getting 140 minutes per week," said Gulati.

  6. Neurobiological effects of physical exercise - Wikipedia

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    Neuroplasticity is the process by which neurons adapt to a disturbance over time, and most often occurs in response to repeated exposure to stimuli. [27] Aerobic exercise increases the production of neurotrophic factors [note 1] (e.g., BDNF, IGF-1, VEGF) which mediate improvements in cognitive functions and various forms of memory by promoting blood vessel formation in the brain, adult ...

  7. Benefits of physical activity - Wikipedia

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    Physical exercise results in numerous health benefits and is an important tool to combat obesity and its co-morbidities, including cardiovascular diseases. Exercise prevents both the onset and development of cardiovascular disease and is an important therapeutic tool to improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease.

  8. Why Exercise Is So Good For Your Brain, According to Doctors

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    Aerobic Exercise (Cardio): Physical activities like walking, running, swimming and cycling boost oxygen levels in the brain, which can support memory and cognitive function. Aim for at least 30 ...

  9. Yoga for women - Wikipedia

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    A yoga class of women in Los Angeles. Modern yoga as exercise has often been taught by women to classes consisting mainly of women. This continued a tradition of gendered physical activity dating back to the early 20th century, with the Harmonic Gymnastics of Genevieve Stebbins in the US and Mary Bagot Stack in Britain.