Brief exercise sessions as short as 10 minutes have health benefits, but what about even shorter ones. Say one minute? Surprisingly, brief bursts of activity known as “incidental physical activity” has benefits too.
One of the benefits of exercise is it stimulates the release of growth hormone. Growth hormone has positive benefits on muscle growth and boosts the breakdown of fat. On the other hand, not all exercise equally stimulates growth hormone release. Find out what type of exercise is best and much you need to get the benefits.
In exciting new research, scientists have discovered a new hormone that explains some of the health benefits of exercise. This hormone even has the capacity to boost the body’s metabolic rate. Find out more about the role of this “exercise hormone,” and how it could help people who are obese or who have type-2 diabetes.
Aerobic exercise helps to reduce blood pressure as well as some blood pressure medications, but how does it do it? The secret lies in a gas produced by cells lining the inner aspect of blood vessels during exercise. Find out more about this gas and how it keeps your heart healthy.
Exercise makes you look great, but the benefits go far beyond that. Discover five types of diseases that exercise helps to prevent.
You already know and can feel the benefits of exercise while you’re doing it, but can it have benefits many years later even after you stop?
Are you exercising and still not losing weight? This is a frustrating problem that isn’t uncommon. The reason? You may be overeating.
