Low Intensity Exercise
Moderate to high-intensity exercise is good for your health and fitness, but what about more sedate workouts, such as strolls in the park and yoga workouts? This article explores five science-backed benefits that low-intensity exercise provides.
Moderate to high-intensity exercise boosts aerobic fitness while low-intensity exercise has less of an impact on aerobic capacity. Does that mean it has no fitness or health benefits? Find out what science shows about the health effects of low-intensity exercise.
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?
We know that heart-pumping workouts that get you sweaty have substantial health and fitness benefits – but what about low-intensity exercise? Does it offer health benefits as well? Find out.
Can a period of active recovery between weight sets boost your strength-training performance? Some research suggests that it can. Find out what active recovery is, how to use it in your strength-training workout and what the benefits might be.
