Share on PinterestResearchers say afternoon exercise may provide more substantial benefits for people with type 2 diabetes. Sound Maskot/Getty Images Researchers report that people with type 2 diabetes may get the most benefit from exercising in the afternoon. In a new study, researchers reported that participants who exercised throughout the day fared better in terms … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Exercise can sharpen your thinking and keep your brain healthy as you age, even if you don’t start exercising until later in life. That’s the finding of a new study that found that previously sedentary 70- and 80-year-olds who started exercising, including some who’d already experienced cognitive decline, showed improvement in … Read more
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lack of energy for exercise is a common problem for people with so-called long-term COVID. New research pinpoints the most likely reason why: reduced ability to get the heart pumping fast enough to sustain exertion. The name for this is chronotropic incompetence. The amount of aerobic exercise an … Read more
Worldwide, 1.4 billion adults are not sufficiently active, with one in three women and one in four men not getting enough physical activity. Indeed, there has been no improvement in physical activity levels since 2001, and physical inactivity is twice as severe in high-income countries as it is in low-income countries. To combat the negative … Read more
When we exercise, there is a common belief that we are doing something good for our bodies, but in practice, many beliefs about exercise routines actually turn healthy activities into harmful and even dangerous activities. Here is a list of the mistakes we see repeated over and over among trainees that can dramatically increase your … Read more
wWhen it comes to working out, I get confused. Depending on the day, it could be boxing, cycling, weight lifting, yoga or pilates. However, there is one constant: My workouts are often a real pain in the neck, which is to say I tend to develop neck tension after a workout. Despite my best efforts, … Read more
Veteran of bodybuilding Rich Gaspari revolutionized the Mens Open division during its professional competition days. He became the first athlete to show streaks in his buttocks. In a recent post made on Instagram, Gaspari shared an exercise to build leg and buttock muscles. Rich Gaspari began his career in the IFBB Pro League in the … Read more
BEING able to sit cross-legged and stand up could show how likely you are to live a long life, experts say. Simple exercise gives an indication of how mobile you are and could show that you are less likely to experience falls in later life. Being able to do a sit-and-stand on the floor and … Read more
The health benefits of physical activity are undeniable. However, a recent study based on data published over the past 30 years challenges the famous adage Mens sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body) and questions the importance of exercise for both brain health and cognition. Just days after the study was … Read more
A study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine suggests that dopamine, a brain chemical associated with pleasure and motivation, plays a vital role in how people perceive the amount of physical effort required for a task, especially in people with Parkinson’s disease, a condition characterized by a lack of dopamine. A new study led by … Read more