Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Outperforms BMI in Mortality Prediction
Large-scale cohort analyses continue to demonstrate that cardiorespiratory fitness strongly predicts mortality risk, often independent of body mass index. Individuals classified as overweight but exhibiting high fitness levels show lower…
Building Metabolic Capacity
Why Metabolic Regulation Is a Programming Variable Metabolic health is often discussed in broad public health terms, but for fitness professionals, it is a programming variable. Skeletal muscle is not…
Exercise Intensity, Recovery and Cardiovascular Risk
Exercise is widely recognized as a cornerstone of cardiovascular health, yet conversations about how exercise intensity influences cardiovascular risk often become polarized. High-intensity training is alternately framed as either the…
A Fitness Professional’s Role in Heart Health
Cardiovascular health is often discussed as though it lives entirely inside the gym. Heart rate targets, aerobic zones and weekly volume recommendations are frequently positioned as the primary levers through…
Running Never Gets Old
Running is perhaps one of humanity’s most primal movements. Our ancestors ran chasing prey, fleeing danger and traversing terrain. Today it remains one of the simplest and most accessible forms…
Why Your Runs Feel Easier in Cooler Weather
If your pace feels smoother on crisp mornings than on humid summer days, thermoregulation is the reason. Running generates significant body heat, and in warm conditions your cardiovascular system must…
Cardio and Strength Training Reduces Heart Disease Risks
Here’s more evidence to encourage clients to mix cardio and strength training in their program for health benefits.
Does Timing of Exercise Matter?
Analysis of data found that any timing of exercise, moderate to vigorous, is linked with lower risks of all causes of death.
Time-Restricted Eating and HIIT
A study finds that combining time-restricted eating and HIIT is more effective at improving cardiometabolic health than either approach alone.
Morning Exercise and Reduced Risks
Researchers found that participants who did morning exercise had lower risks of coronary artery disease and stroke.
Muscle Strengthening for Longevity
Research shows some benefits of using muscle strengthening for longevity, as strengthening activities are linked with a lower risk of death.
Programming for Exercise and Medications
Here’s a look at common medication groups, and recommendations for programming for exercise and medications.
Exercise and Heart Failure Risk
Consistent moderate or vigorous exercise is linked with lower heart failure risk among white adults compared with those who did not exercise.
Update on Prolonged Sitting
Prolonged sitting is linked with earlier death risk from all causes and for major cardiovascular disease, according to a large study.
Nordic Walking Benefits Heart Health
In more news about Nordic walking’s benefits, a study shows that it improves functional capacity and depression symptoms in people with CAD.
Longevity and Strength Training
People who did 30–60 minutes of resistance training per week had increased longevity with a 10%–20% lower risk of early death.
Addressing Black Men’s Health Inequities
Data shows a need to improve Black men’s health outcomes, as Black men have the poorest performance in lifestyles that reduce heart disease.
More Exercise to Combat Heart Disease
People with heart disease can accrue additional health benefits with increasingly higher physical activity levels.
Heart Health, Super Bowl Sunday & Valentine’s Day
Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the United States, claiming the lives of more than 650,000 people per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Sadly, it is a mostly preventable lifestyle disease that is needlessly damaging too many lives.
