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New guidelines from the American Cancer Society increase recommended physical activity levels and endorse primarily plant-based whole foods.
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Women, on average, have a more difficult time breathing during vigorous exercise because their airways are smaller, according to The FASEB Journal.
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A recent longitudinal study found long-term health benefits for youth who participated in organized sports from middle to high school and/or college
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One negative consequence of type 2 diabetes is damage to the heart. Researchers recently compared the effects of exercise to determine risk.
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Not only can physical activity levels predict the death risk among older adults but high levels can mitigate the risk of dying from hardened arteries.
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Consistent cardiovascular exercise may one day be a key recommendation for maintaining mental fitness.
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Fitness professionals understand how critical functional feet are for training. After all, the feet and ankles act as “shock absorbers” for the body.
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Slowing typically begins after age 62 with a decrease in walking speed. The good news is that the right kind of exercise can help slow these declines.
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Results from a survey of 12,913 participants between March 24 and March 30 showed that people exercised at a greater frequency during the pandemic.
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Researchers found that a HIIT program helped people with asthma experience clinically significant improvements in controlling the condition.
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Mitochondria are found in every cell of the human body, except red blood cells. These energy-producing organelles play a key role in exercise performance.
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A data review suggests that if exercise levels are kept consistently high across the life span, typical age-related decline may be slowed.
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Whether it’s been a few weeks or a few months, personal trainers must update programs to fit clients’ current status, not their pre-coronavirus fitness levels.
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Another study exploring the cognitive benefits of exercise affirms the positive effects of unstable resistance training.
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Researchers analyzed 80 studies on physical training’s cognitive benefits, highlighting differences by activity, gender and intensity.
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A 15-minute, self-paced outdoor activity break can help elementary schoolchildren improve alertness, cognitive performance and feelings of well-being.
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Researchers found that not performing repetitions to failure may be more effective at increasing muscle size and endurance in untrained individuals.
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Researchers found that people who were very unfit when they started a behavioral weight loss program lost less weight than those who were more fit.
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According to a study, postmenopausal women who are more physically active experience fewer depressive symptoms and more positive feelings of well-being.
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New research findings suggest that prenatal exercise may lower a woman’s risk of developing high blood pressure when pregnant.
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IDEA Fitness Journal
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December 2019
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