Without a doubt the best workout for your heart is aerobic exercise, such as walking, running, swimming, or cycling. However, that isn't the only kind of activity shown to be beneficial to heart health.
Strength training is also important for overall fitness, and research indicates your heart will benefit too.
Strength training, is exercise which builds muscle mass — but don't worry, I'm not talking about pumping iron like Arnold Schwarzenegger — merely strengthening and toning...
A new study was published this past October 2010 in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research evaluating the impact of resistance... Read more »
Even for something as fundamental as exercise, the experts are still fine-tuning their recommendations. And it’s more than just... Read more »
Aging and memory loss - two things most of us think go hand-in-hand. But science tells us they do not. Memory loss is not a normal part of... Read more »
Here's some more good news: of all the things we recommend that you do to make yourself Younger Next Year, I think that doing aerobic... Read more »
This is part of a series on aerobics. You can read part one here. Aerobic exercise may sound hard, if you're not doing it. Hell, all... Read more »
Parents who are given training in how to deal with their child's conduct can help improve their child's behavior, a new study has found. Researchers... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Just three months of aerobic activity could reap huge benefits for older adults with Type 2 diabetes by improving the... Read more »
You may not be an Olympic athlete, but experts say there are lessons you can learn from these athletes to improve your own performance. In this... Read more »
Resistance training may be as good for the mind as for the body, researchers say. A new study found that breast cancer survivors who lifted weights... Read more »
A new medication designed to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has shown positive results in recent clinical trials. In a study of 225 RA patients,... Read more »
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