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Menopause and Body Temperature: How It Affects Your Workouts

Discover how exercise can help reduce hot flashes during menopause and make your workouts more comfortable. Explore the relationship between physical activity, depression, and hot flashes, and learn how exercise improves the thermoregulatory system. Find out how aerobic and resistance training can effectively decrease the frequency and intensity of hot flashes, especially in women with depression. Plus, uncover tips to make exercising more enjoyable, from choosing the right clothing to timing your workouts wisely. Don’t let hot flashes steal the show – empower yourself with exercise during menopause.

June 25, 2023

Can Eating Less Reduce Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease?

What you eat matters for the health of your heart, but how much you eat is also a factor too. Find out what science shows about how the quantity of food you eat may affect cardiovascular risk, and how modest calorie restriction may be beneficial.

April 3, 2022

Does When You Strength Train Affect Muscle Gains?

When is your preferred time to strength train? A morning workout might suit you best or you may prefer the stress relief that an evening strength-training workout offers. Is one better than the other in terms of muscle gains?

May 9, 2021

5 Myths about Exercise and Sleep That Too Many People Still Believe

We spend a third of our lives sleeping and the fact that we sleep this much means it’s important. Still, there are a variety of misconceptions about exercise and how it affects sleep. How many of these sleep and exercise myths do you still believe?

July 7, 2019

Is How Much You Sweat During Exercise a Sign of How Fit You Are?

Sweating is your body’s cooling mechanism and you do lots of it when you work out? Have you ever wondered how sweating relates to physical fitness and whether fit people sweat more or less than couch potatoes? We’re all a little different but physically fit people have the sweating advantage. Here’s why.

June 30, 2019

4 Things to Consider if You Exercise in the Morning

Do you work out first thing in the morning? It works for many people! But, there are a few factors you should consider if you work up a sweat in the morning to get the most benefits. Here’s what you need to know.

October 14, 2018

Exercise Helps with Insomnia but Not Right Away

Do you ever have problems falling asleep? If so, you might wonder whether exercise can help you with insomnia. Read on and find out what research shows about the impact of exercise and whether when you exercise makes a difference.

October 7, 2018

Weight Training: 5 Reasons Why You’re Stronger Some Days Than Others

You may be surprised to find you’re stronger on some days than others. What causes a weight training workout to feel easy one time and harder another, even when you’re doing the same volume and lifting the same amount of weight? Read on and discover five reasons your strength can vary from session to session.

November 22, 2015

Do Men and Women Sweat Differently During Exercise?

After a workout are you drenched in sweat or barely sweating? A number of factors determine how soon and how much you sweat – age, sex and level of training. Do men and women sweat differently and do untrained individuals sweat more or less? Find out more than you ever wanted to know about sweat.

October 20, 2013

7 Tips for Avoiding Hypothermia During Cold Weather Exercise?

Neither rain nor snow nor sleet will keep some fitness enthusiasts from their daily outdoor exercise! While this level of dedication is admirable and can reap health benefits, even the fittest person can be susceptible to hypothermia, a dangerous and potentially deadly condition, when exercising in bad weather.

February 3, 2013

Is Sweating a Good Indicator of How Hard You’re Working Out?

If you come out of a workout, and you aren’t drenched in sweat, does it mean you haven’t worked out hard enough? Find out whether “no sweat, no gain” holds true when you exercise.

April 16, 2012

How Is a Woman’s Exercise Performance Affected by Her Menstrual Cycle?

Some women say they don’t feel like exercising a few days before their period and have to almost drag themselves to the gym, but does it really have an impact on what they’re able to do? Can a woman’s exercise performance fluctuate based on where she is in her menstrual cycle?

November 13, 2011

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