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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc delivered lackluster quarterly results and iPad sales fell short of Wall Street targets, pushing its stock slightly lower.
The results came as it heads into the crucial holiday season, when competition in the smartphone and tablet market will reach fever-pitch, with Apple pitting a new phone and iPads against Amazon.com Inc and Google Inc Android devices.
"We were happy with the 14 million iPad sales in the quarter. It exceeded our expectations," Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer said in an interview. "But as the summer went on, the rumors were pretty rampant about the iPhone and iPad."
For the December quarter, Apple forecast revenue of $52 billion, below the average estimate of $55 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Its fiscal fourth quarter revenue rose to $35.96 billion, roughly in line with the average analyst estimate of 35.8 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Apple shipped 26.9 million iPhones, somewhat higher than the 25 million to 26 million that Wall Street analysts had predicted. Sales of the iPad came in at 14 million in the fiscal fourth quarter, well below lowered forecasts for the tablet.
Apple only had nine selling days of the new iPhone 5 in its fiscal fourth quarter, which means that all eyes are on the current holiday quarter.
Apple heads into the quarter after having refreshed almost all of its product lines, including an upgraded, full-sized iPad. The December quarter will show how well consumers respond to Apple's latest gamble - the new, smaller iPad mini that will goes on sale November 2.
(Reporting by Poornima Gupta; Editing by Richard Chang)
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Tim Burton's stop-motion remake of his own 30-minute short is a cute movie, even with the creepy subject matter. It's the story of a boy and his dog and coming to terms with loss, although that seems to get stalled since the kid brings his dog back to life. Frankenweenie is, as my pal Eric said, Burton's love letter to the Universal monsters of old, as other kids resurrect their pets into mummies, vampires, werewolves, etc. As a story, it's pretty plain and seems thin and padded out. The animation is fun to watch but I couldn't shake my questions about the character design. It feels like the only parts that move on these bulky faces are their tiny mouths. It's a strange design that undercuts the animators' efforts, and I couldn't help comparing it to the superior and expressive animation from ParaNorman. I'd say this is the weakest stop-motion film with Burton's name attached to it, but by no means is Frankenweenie a bad film. It's got some fun jokes and any story about the loss of a beloved pet is going to have plenty of heart. There are some pretty solid jokes but they all seem to pool in the first act. I enjoyed Sparky the dog's romance with the neighboring poodle, more so than any of the human relationships. Beyond the kid/dog aspect, I found it hard to engage with the movie. If you have to see one stop-motion animated film about the supernatural, check out ParaNorman instead. Nate's Grade: B-
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As part of an open online course on entrepreneurship in education, Union Square Ventures managing partner Fred Wilson talks about the role of venture capital, potential business models in ed tech and a few areas that are most ripe for innovation.
Over the past couple of years, Union Square Ventures, already a leading investor in consumer tech startups, has been building up its portfolio in education. It made an early investment in education social network Edmodo in 2010 and, since then, it?s invested in Skillshare, Codecademy and Duolingo.
On Wednesday, Fred Wilson, a managing partner at the firm, gave a little insight into how he and USV view opportunities in education technology as part of an open online course on entrepreneurship in education, called Ed Startup 101. Speaking to a group of ed tech academics, researchers and entrepreneurs, Wilson talked about the role of venture capitalists, potential business models for freemium startups in education and a few areas that are most ripe for innovation.
Until recently, venture capitalists haven?t looked favorably at education, which is notorious for its bureaucracy and long sales cycles. But as startups have attempted ? and shown early success with ? new models that skip over institutional buyers to target teachers and students, investors have steadily warmed to the sector, including K-12 education.
According to GSV Advisors, a Chicago-based investment firm that specializes in education, transactions in K-12 education climbed to $389 million in 2011, which is up from just $13 million in 2005 and more than three times the investment in the sector in 2010. Funding has been so strong that some have already started asking the inevitable question about whether an ed tech bubble is brewing.
Wilson didn?t offer a position on the bubble question, but said, ?Investors think there?s a lot of money to be made at the intersection of education and technology. ? This will turn out to be a hyper-competitive market.?
The full video of the talk ? which was moderated by David Wiley, associate professor at Brigham Young University?s David O. McKay School of Education, and Richard Culatta, Deputy Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the Department of Education ? is available here. But below are a few takeaways from the conversation.
Consumer tech offers plenty of models for freemium ed tech startups
It can be head-scratching for people outside the tech world (and even, sometimes, for those inside it) to watch venture capitalists pour money into startups without a clear business model. As one of the students in the course noted in a question for Wilson, ?It seems as though the revenue model for these startups ? for the time being at least ? is just to raise venture capital.?
But Wilson provided several examples in which consumer startups with a free service eventually found a path to profitability after years of venture backing, including Dropbox and Twitter. In those examples, he said, venture capital played a key role in helping them reach the scale that would make a freemium model work.
While Union Square Ventures isn?t an investor in Coursera, he speculated that the company could grow into a WordPress-style open software model that provides a basic service for free but charges for extra support. As the ed tech market expands, he expects models of all kinds ? from those supported by advertising to those with enterprise licensing models ? to emerge.
Sell to the learner first, not the institution
?We should compete with the existing education system as opposed to sell to it,? Wilson said. That doesn?t mean he thinks the startups in his portfolio are going to put Ivy League institutions out of business, but that entrepreneurs can make faster progress by bringing their tools straight to the learners and the teachers providing instruction. That?s the way Edmodo has gained its strong traction and the approach Codecademy has taken with its after school program targeting students in schools without computer science instruction.? As students and teachers adopt new platforms, Wilson said, the institutions will come around.
Vendor exclusivity is like teacher tenure ? it?s a bad thing
As more companies turn their attention to online learning and digital education, Wilson said universities shouldn?t standardize with just one vendor but support the range of tools that faculty members choose. Exclusivity, he said, makes vendors ?fat and happy? and less incentivized to innovate. ?Like tenure, I think it?s a bad thing in the education world because it makes people feel comfortable,? he said. ?I don?t think there?s any benefit anyone would get by standardizing on one platform.?
Credentialing, peer-to-peer networking and verticals are areas of opportunity
Now that plenty of platforms offer courses and instruction, the next step is figuring out whether students are actually mastering the skills and knowledge that they?re setting out to learn.? That credentialing and accreditation question (which we?ve touched on in posts about startups like LearningJar, Degreed and Smarterer) is one of the areas in which USV is most interested in, Wilson said.? He also said he thinks there are opportunities in peer-to-peer platforms, which leverage online communities to reduce the cost of creating curriculum and learning content, and vertically-focused startups, such as those similar to Codecademy and Duolingo.
Source: http://gigaom.com/2012/10/24/fred-wilson-on-ed-tech-4-takeaways-for-educators-and-entrepreneurs/
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GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) ? DreamWorks Animation SKG says Chairman Roger Enrico has resigned, effective immediately.
The movie studio is replacing Enrico, a former CEO of PepsiCo Inc. who had served as chairman since DreamWorks went public in 2004, with board member Mellody Hobson.
Dreamworks did not give a reason for Enrico's resignation in its release Thursday.
The company makes a few big-budget animated movies every year, including "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar," along with some TV specials. It signed a five-year distribution deal with News Corp.'s 20th Century Fox in August.
Shares of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. are up 8 cents to $20.59 in afternoon trading.
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>>> apple fans were all over this today. the unveiling of the long rumored ipad mini-. which is meant to compete with smaller, lower priced tablets on the market from a number of makers. the next big product rollout comes from microsoft in a couple days. miguel almaguer reports.
>> reporter: at 7.9 inches, the ipad mini is apple's newest toy, the newest product aimed at take taking a big bite out of the tablet market.
>> kind of like an ipad 2, shrunken down and improved in some ways. it's really light.
>> as thin as a pencil and two inches smaller than the original ipad, it's been called the game changer able to compete with cheaper tablets already on the market. everyone is trying to get a piece of the tablet market, like devices like the amazon kindle fire selling for $200. apple's mini is more expensive, starting at $329. a very busy week for technology.
>> microsoft surface tablet, windows 8, the windows phone, the ipad mini all within a single week. it's a traffic jam .
>> reporter: and it's getting rough out there. samsung's new commercial portrays apple customers waiting in line for the new product release.
>> this is the line for apps.
>> we're not taking our foot off the gas.
>> just in time for christmas, apple also upgraded the number one selling notebook and the number one desktop model.
>> 10, 9 --
>> reporter: the rollout comes just days before microsoft 's release of windows 8, still dominating the personal computer market. industry insiders say microsoft 's move is an attempt to hold ground in the pc world , while trying to make some headway in tablet sales.
>> i'd like to call it a clash of the titans , really, apple is bigger and stronger than the rest of them out there.
>> reporter: silicon valley 's tech wars, aimed at capturing your imagination and your money. miguel almaguer, nbc news, san jose , california.
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Jessica Biel might have been a blushing bride this weekend, but that doesn't mean she walked down the aisle in a traditional white wedding dress. Nope, the "Total Recall" star and now-Mrs. Justin Timberlake instead wore a pink Giambattista Valli dress with a "princess-like silhouette."
The news comes from stylist Bobbie Thomas, who posted it on her blog. We aren't quite sure how she got the scoop, but it's been confirmed by other sources close to the wedding party. Apparently Valli also designed the dresses worn by the bridesmaids and mothers.
Timberlake, on the other hand, went more of a traditional route. He enlisted Tom Ford for his tux, and the designer-turned-director also made the outfits for the groomsmen.
We're still waiting to see official pictures of Biel's dress, but the former "7th Heaven" star reportedly changed into something a little more comfortable when she went to the wedding party. There, a source tells Us Weekly,?Timberlake serenaded her with a new song that "hasn't released yet." Does this mean that now that he has a new bride we can finally have a new album? We can only dream.
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Boise Weekly's annual short fiction writing contest, Fiction 101, is back for its 11th year, which means it's time for writers to start putting their ideas on paper?and then editing the bejesus out of them.
All entries are due at BWHQ no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7.
Here are the vital statistics you need to know:
? All entries must be exactly 101 words as counted by Microsoft Word (excluding the title).
? All entries must be fiction.
? No poetry allowed.
? No handwritten entries.
? All entries must be accompanied by a $10 per story entry fee.
? All entries must have the authors name, address and phone number on the BACK of each story.
? BW employees and freelancers are not eligible to enter.
Entry fees will be used to award cash prizes to the winners, as selected by an illustrious panel of judges. Those winning entries will be published in the Wednesday, Jan. 2, edition of Boise Weekly.
Entries can be dropped off in person or mailed to Boise Weekly, 523 Broad St., Boise, ID, 83702. For more information, contact Office Manager Shea Sutton at 208-344-2055.
Also, be sure to mark your calendars for a little one-on-one time with our winning authors during First Thursday, Jan. 3. BW is once again teaming up with the crew at Rediscovered Books to host a special reading and question-and-answer session with the winning authors. The reading will begin at 7:30 p.m., but look for more details closer to the event.
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I can always count on a good vineyard wedding to spread a wide smile across my face and warm my heart with the romance and grandeur of it all. And this little number from the long farewell is no exception, lovelies. Not only is this bride gorgeous beyond belief, but the floral arrangements, candlelit dinner, and breathtaking views of Montaluce Winery & Estates truly made this wedding an absolute stunner and I just can?t.get.enough. Find even more of this vineyard beauty in our gallery right here.
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From the Bride? When Brett and I got engaged, we were really undecided on the location of our wedding. We searched through what felt like hundreds of venues and then finally found the perfect spot in Montaluce Winery & Estates. Brett is from Ohio, and my extended family was coming all the way from South Africa and England, so Montaluce was a perfect special getaway that felt a little bit like a destination wedding.
Our family friend offered to do all of our flower arrangements for the wedding, so our DIY wedding was truly that. We worked together to decide on a color scheme and chose georgia peach as our accent color, since we moved to Atlanta, Georgia from South Africa after I was born and still call it home! Our family and friends all pitched in to make this wedding the beautiful affair that it was. Brett?s brother Ryan designed the gorgeous wedding invitations which also influenced our programs and other paper products. On the wedding day we had a team of people lighting candles, laying out the handmade burlap aisle runner, cleaning lanterns, setting out flower arrangements, decorating the table tops and laying out the bags of almonds on each place setting(a special tradition from South Africa). I collected antique postcards from South Africa through Ebay and Etsy to make our table numbers, which was a surprise for my parents and a little slice of home. Our wedding absolutely would not have happened without the love and care each and every ?worker bee? put into it.
The weather was absolutely perfect (75 degrees in Georgia in June?!) on our wedding day, creating a wonderful backdrop to our candlelit ceremony in the production room of Montaluce. We then ate family-style dinner with the winery sunset as a backdrop and danced under the stars. Altogether, our day was one I will never forget and really was a tribute to all of the hard work that everyone involved put into making it happen. Finally, our photographers have put together an amazing collection of photos that we will have forever to remind us of the day. Chad and Tina of The Long Farewell are genuinely wonderful people who made everyone feel at ease and comfortable all day. We could not have asked for two better people to spend the day capturing our wedding. A million times thank you!
Wedding Photography: the long farewell / Wedding Venue: Montaluce Winery & Estates in Dahlonega, Georgia / Floral Arrangements: Martin Lawrie, A Family Friend of the Bride / Personal Flowers: Katie Lloyd of Boukates / Wedding Day Coordination: Laura Godfrey of Godfrey Wedding Design / Wedding Cakes: Cecilia?Villaveces Cakes / Wedding Invitations: Designed by Ryan Willi, Brother of the Groom / Invitation + Program Printing: Sam Flax / DJ: DJ Hal Mealor of Halco Services, Inc. / Transportation: Wacky Taxi / Wedding Dress + Veil: Priscilla of Boston (Now Closed) / Bride?s Shoes: Kate Spade / Hair + Makeup: Danielle Shlien Dungan / Bridesmaids? Dresses: J.Crew
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Companies in the video games industry have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. Here's a look at selected companies that make or sell video games or machines.
? Oct. 18: Microsoft Corp. says Xbox 360 platform revenue fell 24 percent, or $418 million, mostly because of fewer consoles sold and lower revenue from video games software. The year-ago quarter saw the release of "Gears of War 3," with no comparable major releases in the just-ended quarter. That was offset partly by higher revenue from its Xbox Live subscription service.
Coming up:
? Wednesday: Nintendo Co.
? Oct. 30: Electronic Arts Inc., Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
? Nov. 1: Sony Corp.
? Nov. 5: THQ Inc.
? Nov. 7: Activision Blizzard Inc.
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CHICAGO (AP) ? When it comes to the birds and the bees, some parents may want to have that talk with their boys a little sooner than they expected.
Researchers have found signs of puberty in American boys up to two years earlier than previously reported ? age 9 on average for blacks, 10 for whites and Hispanics. Other studies have suggested that girls, too, are entering puberty younger.
Why is this happening? Theories range from higher levels of obesity and inactivity to chemicals in food and water, all of which might interfere with normal hormone production. But those are just theories, and they remain unproven.
Doctors say earlier puberty is not necessarily cause for concern. And some experts question whether the trend is even real.
Dr. William Adelman, an adolescent medicine specialist in the Baltimore area, says the new research is the first to find early, strong physical evidence that boys are maturing earlier. But he added that the study still isn't proof and said it raises a lot of questions.
Earlier research based on 20-year-old national data also suggested a trend toward early puberty in boys, but it was based on less rigorous information. The new study involved testes measurements in more than 4,000 boys. Enlargement of testes is generally the earliest sign of puberty in boys.
The study was published online Saturday in Pediatrics to coincide with the American Academy of Pediatrics' national conference in New Orleans.
Dr. Neerav Desai, an adolescent medicine specialist at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, said he's seen a subtle trend toward slightly earlier puberty in boys. He said it's important for parents and doctors to be aware so they can help children emotionally prepare for the changes that come with puberty.
Doctors generally consider puberty early if it begins before age 8 in girls and before age 9 in boys.
Boys are more likely than girls to have an underlying physical cause for early puberty. But it's likely that most, if not all, of the boys in the study were free of any conditions that might explain the results, said lead author Marcia Herman-Giddens, a researcher at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Problems such as thyroid abnormalities and brain tumors have been linked to early puberty. But boys with chronic medical conditions or who were using medicines that could affect puberty were excluded from the research.
In girls, early puberty has been linked with increased chances for developing breast cancer, but whether it poses health risks for boys is uncertain. Some scientists think early testes development may increase the risk for testicular cancer, but a recent research analysis found no such link.
"If it's true that boys are starting puberty younger, it's not clear that means anything negative or has any implications for long-term," said Adelman, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics' committee on adolescence.
For the new study, researchers recruited pediatricians in 41 states who participate in the academy's office-based research network. Doctors asked parents and boys aged 6 to 16 to take part during regular checkups. The visits took place between 2005 and 2010.
Half of the boys were white. The rest were almost evenly divided among blacks and Hispanics.
On average, white boys started puberty at age 10, a year and a half earlier than what has long been considered the normal average. For black boys, the average age of 9 was about two years earlier than in previous research. Among Hispanics, age 10 was similar to previous research that only involved Mexican-American boys. The new study included boys from other Hispanic backgrounds.
Testes enlargement was seen at age 6 in 9 percent of white boys, almost 20 percent of blacks and 7 percent of Hispanics.
Pubic hair growth, another early sign of puberty, started about a year after testes enlargement in all groups but still earlier than previously thought.
In girls, breast development is the first sign, and recent research suggested that it starts at age 7 in about 10 percent of white girls, 23 percent of blacks and 15 percent of Hispanics. That's substantially higher than rates reported more than a decade ago.
But some experts have questioned methods used in studies in girls, noting that the age when girls start menstruating has not changed much and remains around age 12 on average.
Dr. Dianne Deplewski, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Chicago, has not seen any increase in boys referred to her for signs of early puberty. She said it's possible that the new study results were skewed by families who brought their boys to the doctor because they already had concerns about their health.
The study had other limitations. Testes were measured just once, and doctors weren't randomly recruited but volunteered to participate. That means it's possible that those with early maturing patients were overly represented, but Herman-Giddens said it's unlikely boys in the study were different from those in the general U.S. population.
She said the research methods weren't perfect but that they're the best to date. She also stressed that the results shouldn't be used to establish a "new normal" for the start of puberty in boys.
"Just because this is happening doesn't mean this is normal or healthy," the researcher said.
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The health benefits of tea stretch across the spectrum -- green, black or white all promise to fight free radicals and hydrate you, among other benefits.
But green tea may have the advantage on one front: It's less processed and therefore the good guys (antioxidants, in particular one variety called EGCG) are more concentrated, WebMD reported.
Now, new clues are emerging as to just how powerful green tea really is. It's long been linked to fighting cancer, but researchers presented new evidence about how green tea prevents or slows the growth of prostate and breast cancers.
In a small new study, men who drank green tea had less prostate tissue inflammation and lower levels of the protein PSA, higher levels of which are often used as an indicator of prostate cancer, than men who didn't drink it, thanks to the antioxidants called polyphenols in the drink, WebMD reported.
The polyphenols were also seen to hinder two proteins that spur tumor cell growth in a study of 40 women with breast cancer, LiveScience reported.
While experts agree that more research is still needed, this only adds to the body of work linking green tea to healthy, happy living. And it doesn't only play a role in cancer prevention. Here are some of the other ways that green tea can help your health. Did we forget something? Tell us in the comments.
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But as the latest studies show, strength is a key factor in longevity and an extended healthy life. And in fact, resistance training may be the single most important thing you can add to your fitness regimen. Here's how getting stronger will make you harder to kill.
Top image: Annie Thorisdottir, winner of the 2011 and 2012 CrossFit Games, and considered the world's fittest female.
Gradual muscle decline
Simply put, we get physically weaker as we get older. Most people tend to reach the apex of their physical strength during their 20s and 30s, and it gradually declines from there. Exceptions to this rule exist, however, including genetic outliers and people who begin their resistance training later in life.
Gerontologists place the blame on our defective mitochondria ? the powerhouses of our cells. As we age, our mitochondria start to degrade, resulting in weaker cells and muscle fibres. We experience this as decreased levels of endurance, strength, and function.
Another fundamental problem of aging is our decreased production of telomerase. This is a crucial enzyme that maintains and repairs the little caps on the ends of our chromosomes. When we can't produce enough telomerase, our genetic integrity is compromised, and so too is cellular division. Chromosomal degradation is to is the human body what rust is to a car.
Our testosterone production also decreases as we get older (what is a natural anabolic steroid), resulting in a decrease in muscle and bone mass.
Muscular strength and longevity
As a consequence of all this, muscular weakness is indelibly tied to not just our quality of life, but our life expectancy as well. And the science proves this.
Two recent studies published in the British Medical Journal (here and here) revealed that muscular strength is a remarkably strong predictor of mortality ? even after adjusting for cardiorespiratory fitness and other health factors.
This conclusion was reached after an analysis of over 30 studies that recorded physical attributes like bench press strength, grip strength, walking speed, chair rising speed, and standing balance. What the researchers found was that poor performance on any of the tests was associated with higher all-cause mortality ? anywhere from a 1.67 to a threefold increase in the likelihood of earlier mortality (the study primarily looked at people over the age of 70 ? though five looked at people under 60; but across all ages, poor physical performance was associated with increased mortality).
Now, here's the good news: To a non-trivial degree, and despite the inexorable effects of aging, physical strength is an attribute we can control. As the science is increasingly showing, resistance training can literally add years to your life ? and the earlier you get to it, the better.
Resistance training and rejuvenation
Weight training (and functional exercise in general) offers innumerable positive effects on our physical, cognitive, and emotional well being. Taken as a whole, exercise has been shown to add between six and seven years to a life span ? if not more.
Studies involving middle-aged athletes indicate that high intensity exercise protects people at the chromosomal level as well. It appears that exercise stimulates the production of telomerase, what allows for the ongoing maintenance of genetic information and cellular integrity. Exercise also triggers the production of antioxidants, which boosts the health of the body in general.
And indeed, other studies are successfully linking athleticism to longevity. A recent analysis published in Deutsches ?rzteblatt International of more than 900,000 athletes (ranging in age from 20 to 79) showed that no significant age-related decline in performance appeared before the age of 55. And revealingly, even beyond that age the decline was surprisingly slow; in the 65 to 69 group, a quarter of the athletes performed above average among the 20 to 54 year-old group.
Essentially, exercise helps the body regenerate itself. This likely explains why older athletes are less susceptible to age-related illnesses than their sedentary counterparts. Moreover, ongoing exercise has been shown to preserve lean tissue, even during rapid and substantial weight loss. It also helps to maintain strength and mobility, which can significantly reduce risk of injury and stave off health problems that would otherwise linger.
Even more remarkable is how resistance training can stave off cognitive decline ? what is arguably just as important as physical well being. In a study led by Teresa Liu-Ambrose of the University of British Columbia, women between the ages of 70 and 80 who were experiencing mild cognitive impairment were put through 60-minute classes two times per week for 26 weeks. They used a pressurized air system (for resistance) and free weights, and were told to perform various sets of exercises with variable loads. The results were remarkable: Lifting weights improved memory and staved off the effects of dementia. It also improved the seniors' attention span and ability to resolve conflicts.
Hit the weights, everyone
Now, as these studies indicate, not all exercise is equal. Resistance training (like lifting weights), in conjunction with high intensity workouts (like aerobics and running), are key. And it's never too late to start ? and yes, ladies, this means you, too ("bulking up" is a myth; moreover, it's arguably more important for women to lift weights on account of a higher propensity for osteoporosis). Most gyms offer a weightlifting area, but even workouts at home involving dumbbells, kettlebells, or even functional body weight movements will work just as effectively (things like squats, push-ups, burpees, and pull-ups).
Studies show that elderly people still experience the benefits of gene shifting ? even if they've never lifted weights before. It also results in an increased production of growth hormone and testosterone, and lower levels of dangerous cholesterol. And as already noted, it can stave off the awful effects of neurodegenerative disorders and depression.
Unfortunately, however, many doctors and healthcare workers are hesitant to make elderly people do anything too strenuous. Today, doctors and trainers are content to advise their elderly clients to simply walk or make circles with their arms in a swimming pool. This is not enough.
Clearly, it's only common sense that seniors should exercise within their limits ? but it's also fair to say that it's okay to have them engage in workouts that are more intense than what convention normally dictates.
For seniors, strength training can be something as simple as doing curls with a 2 lbs weight, or getting up and down from a chair multiple times. It's good to get the heart rate up, and it's good to be sore the next day ? and in fact, those are strong indicators that the workouts are hitting the right marks.
All this said, it's important to note that any exercise of this type should be done in consultation with a doctor and under the supervision of trained professionals.
Other sources: NYT (1), NYT (2), Globe & Mail.
Inset images: Joe Belanger/Jim David/Dmitriy Shironosov/shutterstock.
Source: http://io9.com/5953154/why-getting-physically-stronger-will-help-you-to-live-longer
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