Interval walking training (IWT) is characterized as walking at 70% of maximum capacity (heart rate) for three minutes, then at 40% capacity for the next three minutes, repeating the process five or more times. Among a group of 679 older adults, those … [Read more...]
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Staying Active May Add Years to One’s Life
Among a group of nearly 1,500 Brazilian seniors, researchers found that those with the highest daily physical activity levels were more likely to survive the following five years than the most sedentary participants. Journal of the American … [Read more...]
E-Bikes Can Provide a Worthwhile Workout
Pedal-assist bikes (also known as e-bikes) can provide basically the same level of workout as regular bikes. In this study, researchers pitted e-bikes against regular bikes on a six-mile test loop and found that riders were able to enter the … [Read more...]
Chair Yoga Benefits Those with Advanced Dementia
For seniors with moderate to severe dementia who are unable to participate in regular exercise due to cognitive impairment, problems with balance, or fear of falling, new research suggests that engaging in a chair-based yoga program can improve both … [Read more...]
Sedentary Lifestyle Doubles Early Mortality Risk
Following a two-decade study involving a group of 23,146 men and women, researchers concluded that participants who led a sedentary lifestyle were 2.7-times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease and twice more likely to die from any cause … [Read more...]
A Brisk Walk Is Better Than a Slower Walk…
Researchers observed that adults with metabolic syndrome—a cluster of conditions associated with an elevated risk for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes—who engaged in a walking program that focused on taking 12,000 steps a day at a pace of 103 … [Read more...]
Complex Exercises May Be Better for the Brain…
Researchers found that participants who played badminton for ten minutes scored better on executive function assessments than they did after taking a ten-minute run. The findings suggest that engaging in more complex forms of exercise may have a … [Read more...]
This Combo Helps Maintain Muscle Mass in Older Obese Adults…
New research suggests that for older obese adults, adopting a fitness program that combines aerobic exercise and resistance training is effective for increasing muscle protein synthesis and preserving muscle quality. Cell Metabolism, July 2019 … [Read more...]
Fitness Linked to Pain Sensitivity
Among a group of 1,036 adolescents, researchers observed that teens who scored lower on physical fitness assessments were more sensitive to pain than their peers with higher fitness scores. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public … [Read more...]
How Does Exercise Improve Motor Skills?
Exercise is well-known to improve motor skills, and now researchers believe they know-how. In the study, investigators compared the brains of mice that ran on a treadmill for an hour a day for three weeks and mice that did not exercise. Investigators … [Read more...]
Exercise May Improve Depression, Diabetes Outcomes
Past research suggests that diabetics have an elevated risk for depression. In a study involving type 2 diabetics under treatment for depression, those who also participated in an exercise program were significantly more likely to experience a … [Read more...]
Resistance Training at Work Reduces Upper Limb Injuries
A small-scale study involving 120 manufacturing workers revealed that those who participated in a workplace resistance training exercise program were 38% less likely to develop a musculoskeletal disorder of the upper limbs than workers who performed … [Read more...]
Interval Training Can Benefit Obese Seniors
Among a group of 36 obese 70-year-old men and women, those who participated in a ten-week home-based bodyweight interval training program lost an average of two pounds of body fat and gained one pound of lean muscle mass. Journal of the American … [Read more...]
Take More Steps
Health and activity tracker data collected from over 17,000 older women revealed that increasing the number of steps taken per day from 2,700 steps to 4,400 steps may reduce the risk of death in the next four years by up to 41%. JAMA Internal … [Read more...]