effects of exercise
Holidays, vacations, special events – they can all lead to overindulgences and weight gain. A new study shows exercise is key to staying metabolically healthy when you overeat. Find out more about how exercise helps keep those overindulgences from harming your health.
Are you too focused on the number of calories you’re burning DURING exercise? That certainly makes exercise less enjoyable and it can also keep you from getting the results you’re looking for. Find out why the number of calories burned during a workout session isn’t all that important – and what is.
If you’re feeling a little anxious, make a stop at the gym or work out to a strength training DVD at home for some resistance training. New research shows it helps to reduce stress and anxiety, and it does it without medications. Is strength training a natural anxiety reliever?
Exercise isn’t just good for your body – it does good things for your mental well-being as well. Have you ever wondered why you feel so good after a workout? Here are three ways that exercise affects your mood.
All types of exercise help to relieve stress and anxiety, but according to a recent study, yoga may do it the best. Find out why yoga practice may be the best form of exercise for improving mood.
Find out why some people are exercise non-responders and why some forms of exercise may be better for some people than others.
Exercise gives you beautiful muscles, but it may protect you against the common cold too. Find out how working out can help you stay cold-free this winter.
Although it’s perfectly healthy and normal to suffer from delayed onset muscle soreness, there are ways to mitigate the painful after-effects of exercise.
