Strength training makes you stronger and helps slow the muscle aging process, but is it good for your heart too? A recent study says yes. Here’s why strength training is as good for your heart as aerobic exercise.
If you have knee pain due to arthritis, exercise is a bit more challenging! The good news is regular physical activity can help ease the pain and stiffness. However, you may need to modify your workouts to minimize knee pain. Here’s how.
Exercise is a form of stress you place on your body, although it’s a good form of stress. In response to this stress, hormones are released. Is the hormonal response to aerobic exercise different from that of strength training? According to a new study, aerobic exercise promotes the release of a hormone-like molecule that may explain some of its health benefits.
Exercise is a health enhancer, and there’s even evidence that physical activity can prolong lifespan. But most studies showing longevity benefits focus on aerobic exercise. Here’s the good news! Strength training may be just as beneficial for prolonging lifespan. Here’s what science shows.
We know the long term health benefits of aerobic exercise and the list is a long one! What may surprise you is you also get immediate health benefits from an aerobic workout. In fact, your risk of dying of a heart attack is lower for hours after a sweat session. Here’s why.
Studies show that aerobic exercise lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease. But could strength training reduce cardiovascular risk factors even more? According to a new study, that may be the case. Here’s another reason to keep strength training!
To get benefits from exercise takes time – or does it? Here are some health and fitness benefits that show up in as little as one workout. Exercise is an activity that sometimes brings immediate returns!
You may have heard that exercise is good for brain health. But what are the best types of exercise to protect against age-related loss of cognitive function and dementia? Here’s what science says.
One of the perks of endurance exercise is it can improve your V02 max, also known as aerobic capacity. That’s important since greater endurance gives you more stamina and is also linked with a reduction in mortality. But, what if you’re older? Is it ever too late to improve your aerobic fitness?
Aerobic exercise is for heart health and resistance training is for the health of your muscles, right? According to a new study, resistance training may have heart health benefits as well. Does weight training lower your risk of cardiovascular disease?
Can exercise alone lower your blood pressure? Two types of exercise have the greatest impact on blood pressure and your risk of developing hypertension. Find out what they are and other things you can do to keep your heart and blood vessels healthy.
Can weight training enhance the health of your brain? We know that aerobic exercise has brain-boosting benefits, but does strength-training have the same impact? Here’s the surprising way that working with weights enhance the health of your brain.
