Being a ‘weekend warrior’ as beneficial as daily exercise: study
‘Weekend warrior’ workouts are just as beneficial as daily exercise to a person’s overall health, a new study says. People who get all their weekly…
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Was I fit to drop? My obsession with endurance exercise terminated with a CACS of 1606
When it comes to exercise, it’s possible to get too much of a good thing. The kind of detrimental excess endurance exercise I’m going to…
A year of heavy resistance training offers lasting leg strength for seniors
One year of heavy resistance training yields long-lasting benefits for older adults, preserving muscle strength up for up to four years, a study shows. A…
Walking keeps back pain recurrence at bay for longer, Aussie trial finds
Australian research shows that people who started a walking regimen kept recurrent back pain episodes at bay for almost twice as long as those who…
What time of day appears best to exercise for glycaemic control?
People trying to control their blood glucose levels might do best to work out in the evening, a study suggests. Exercise performed between 6pm and…
Oral contraceptives might lower sports injury risk in women: study
Women taking oral contraceptives had significantly fewer tendon and muscle injuries than women not on the pill or men, a US study shows. Researchers analysed…
Study could overturn advice on exercising with long COVID: authors
People with long COVID might be able to exercise to improve their health, something that up to now has been discouraged, a small Swedish study…
Aussie study confirms benefits of 10,000 steps a day
The more steps a person can fit into their day, the lower their risk of early death and heart disease regardless of their sedentary status,…
Exercise crucial to maintain weight loss after stopping GLP-1 RAs: study
The addition of supervised exercise to GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy improves healthy weight maintenance after treatment termination, according to Danish findings. Researchers from the University…
Small boost in fitness enough to cut prostate cancer risk: study
Even small increases in cardiorespiratory fitness can significantly reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer, researchers report. An annual increase in aerobic fitness of 3%…
