Here’s another metric to gauge your cardiac health: push-ups. Yes, push-ups. A new study by researchers at Harvard’s School of Public Health finds that active middle-aged men who can do at least 40 push-ups have a significantly lower risk of unfortunate cardiac disease outcomes than do men who can do […]
Fitness
Is Extreme Exercise Good Or Bad For Your Heart?
Is it possible to exercise so often and so intensely that you actually damage your heart? Sure, but it’s not likely. That answer comes from a recent large scale study of more than 20,000 men, most in their 50s, who were divided into groups based on how often and how […]
Single Workout Boosts Metabolism For Two Days
Missed a day of exercise? No sweat, literally and figuratively. Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a single workout can activate neurons that influence metabolism for up to two days, and the same effects last longer with training. A UT Southwestern news release reports that the […]
New Fitness Guidelines Include Short Workouts
Ten years ago, the federal government released its first set of exercise guidelines designed to keep adult Americans healthy. As Gretchen Reynolds reports in the New York Times, the feds recommended 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity exercise, 75 minutes of vigorous exercise, and some type of strength training twice a week, among many […]
Vigorous Exercise Lowers Risk Of Advanced Prostate Cancer
For years, studies of the effect of exercise on prostate cancer delivered mixed results. Some showed that it decreased the chances of getting prostate cancer; some showed no relationship. Now, from Harvard”s Chan School of Public Health, comes evidence that men who routinely do vigorous exercise have a 30 percent […]
One Hour Of Weights A Week Cuts Heart Risk In Half
Apparently, it doesn’t take much exercise to cut your risk of heart attack or stroke in half. In fact, according to researchers at Iowa State University, less than one hour of weight lifting a week could reduce your risk for a heart attack or stroke by 40 to 70 percent. […]
Now It’s 15,000 Steps
Remember the 10,000 step a day rule? Forget it. This year’s model, created by researchers at the University of Glasgow, calls for 15,000 steps a day. But wait, the study authors point out that walking 15,000 steps would take about three and half hours, no problem if you happen to […]
Weight Training Lifts Spirits
Aerobic training has long been associated with a reduced incidence of depression. Now, thanks to a new study led by researchers at the University of Limerick, in Ireland, weight training has joined the depression fighting club. The New York Times reports that researchers at the school reviewed 33 studies of weight […]
Hydration During Exercise Boosts Brain Speed
Staying hydrated during exercise isn’t just good for your body; it’s good for your brain. That’s the word from the American Physiological Society, whose recent press release cites research that studied recreational cyclists (average age 55) who competed in a large cycling event on a warm day (78–86 degrees F), and […]
Aerobic Fitness Cuts Heart Risk in Half
OK, it’s unsurprising that fit people have fewer heart events than those who are out of shape, but a new study by researchers at Stanford University gives us the numbers: people with the highest aerobic fitness have half as much heart disease as less fit people, even if their genetic […]