Fat Heart

Weightlifting better at reducing heart fat than aerobic exercise Obese people who engaged in resistance training were more likely to see reductions in a type of heart fat that has been linked to cardiovascular disease, a new study finds.  In the small study, researchers determined that a certain type of Read more…

Heart rate and longevity

Finger on the Pulse of Longevity For maximum longevity, the target resting heart rate may be one beat per second or less. Immanuel Kant, the famed 18th century philosopher, described the chemistry of his day as a science, but not really science, as it wasn’t grounded in mathematics—at least not Read more…

Power and longer life

Ability to lift weights quickly can mean a longer life Not all weight lifting produces the same benefit 12 Apr 2019Topic(s): European Association of Preventive CardiologyRisk Factors, Prevention, Rehabilitation, Sports CardiologyRehabilitation and Sports Cardiology Lisbon, Portugal – 12 April 2019:  Prolong your life by increasing your muscle power. That’s the main Read more…

Aging and weight training

Weight training by older people may build not only strength and muscle mass but also motivation and confidence, potentially spurring them to continue exercising, according to an interesting new study of the emotional impacts of lifting weights.  The findings intimate that people worried that they might be too old or inept to Read more…