Meeting minimum guidelines could prevent nearly one in two deaths linked to physical inactivity Keeping physically active or becoming more active during middle and older age is associated with a lower risk of death, regardless of past activity levels or existing health conditions, suggests a large UK study published by The Read more…
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…
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…
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…
People who lift weights have a 25% lower risk of cancer, study finds Bigger muscles, improved strength – chances are you’re familiar with the benefits of hitting the weights room The pros of pumping iron are clear. But now there is an increasing amount of evidence suggesting people who lift Read more…
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…
DEATH OF THE CALORIE For more than a century we’ve counted on calories to tell us what will make us fat. Peter Wilson says it’s time to bury the world’s most misleading measurePETER WILSON | APRIL/MAY 2019 The first time that Salvador Camacho thought he was going to die he was sitting in Read more…
Can exercise reverse the ageing process? While many in their 80s and 90s may be starting to take it easy, 85-year-old track star Irene Obera is at the other end of the spectrum. Setting multiple world athletics records in her age category, she is one of a growing band of Read more…
The health benefits of lifting weights go beyond building muscle A recent study investigated whether one of the benefits of lifting weights is reducing the risk of a heart attack or stroke. Resistance exercise has been shown to improve many cardiovascular disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, high Read more…