Physical Activity Is Not Always Good for the Heart – Here’s What You Need to Know
Physical activity is thought to be our greatest ally in the fight against cardiovascular disease. But there may be significant variations in its protective effects…
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Exercising Before Breakfast Offers “Profound” Health Benefits
Exercising before eating breakfast improves how the body responds to insulin and lowers people’s risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. According to a…
No Matter How Old You Are, Regular Exercise Is Good for Your Heart
A new study in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology showed that older individuals have the most to gain and may gain the most from rehabilitation…
Less Heart Damage From Chemotherapy When Cancer Patients Exercise
Patients with cancer should receive a tailored exercise prescription to protect their hearts, reports a paper published today (October 6, 2019) in the European Journal…
Athletic Training Can Make Your Brain Tired, Not Just Your Body
You’d expect excessive athletic training to make the body tired, but can it make the brain tired too? A new study reported in the journal…
Warning: Exercising While Dieting Could Be Bad for Your Bones
UNC School of Medicine’s Maya Styner, MD, led research showing that the combination of cutting calories and exercising can make bones smaller and more fragile…
New Study Shows, It’s Never Too Late to Start Exercising
Older people who have never taken part in sustained exercise programs have the same ability to build muscle mass as highly trained master athletes of…
New Study Shows Dehydration Alters Human Brain Shape and Activity
When dehydration strikes, part of the brain can swell, neural signaling can intensify, and doing monotonous tasks can get harder. With the help of brain…
Long-Term Heat Therapy Increases Mitochondrial Function in Muscles
A new study finds that long-term heat therapy may increase mitochondrial function in the muscles. The discovery could lead to new treatments for people with…
New Study Shows Greater Health Benefits From Exercise Than Previously Believed
Using better tracking methods, researchers found that women who exercise reduce their risk of death by 60-70 percent. This is a much larger increase than…
Breakthrough Research May Lead to “Exercise in a Bottle”
New research from the University of Sydney reveals around 1000 molecular reactions to exercise, opening the door for drug treatments to mirror the health benefits…
Clinical Trials Show That Exercise is Not Universally Effective
A systematic review of 160 clinical trials of the cardiometabolic benefits of exercise shows that exercise significantly improved cardiorespiratory fitness and some cardiometabolic biomarkers, but…
FIT Treadmill Score Gauges Risk of Dying Based on Treadmill Exercise Performance
A new formula gauges a person’s 10-year risk of dying by estimating a person’s ability to exercise on a treadmill at an increasing speed and…
Study Reveals Weight Training Targets Age-Related Abdominal Fat
New research from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows that weight training helps target age-related abdominal fat in men. Healthy men who…
Drug Candidate SR9009 Increases Exercise Endurance
A new drug candidate, SR9009, has been shown to significantly increase exercise endurance in animal models. Researchers believe these findings may lead to better treatments…
Regular Exercise Induces Changes in DNA
A study from scientists at Lund University found that exercise induces genome-wide changes in DNA methylation in human adipose tissue, potentially affecting adipocyte metabolism. Exercise,…
Resveratrol Blocks the Positive Effects of Exercise Training
A new study from the University of Copenhagen revealed that eating a diet rich in antioxidants may actually counteract many of the health benefits of…
The Benefits of Backward Running
Backward running will never be mistaken for the natural way of running, but there are some indications that backward running enables people to avoid or…