Exercise

We know that sedentary behaviour is associated with impaired cognition and exercise can improve cognition. This research is interesting because it added a component to the exercise (Wheeler MJ, et.al., 2019). The participants were sedentary overweight/obese older adults with normal cognitive function. Cognitive testing were done and brain-derived neurotrophic growth...

I have written about high-intensity short-interval training several times, because more and more research is teaching us how to maximize our exercise benefits. Research has proven that it’s a very effective way of exercising. So how can you use this principle when exercising to get the best results? The secret...

 Have you accepted this truism: that the more physically active you are, the less likely you are to gain weight? Here is the catch: not all exercise is equally effective when it comes to burning fat. The good news is you don’t have to exercise for several hours a...

Walking has been promoted as an easy way to lose weight and stay in shape, but is it really effective? That is exactly what the reviewed researched investigated. The participants a total of 4511 adults aged 18-64 years were included in the study(Fan JX, et al. 2013). The body mass...

Exercise has been documented to have a profound effect on the body in many ways. One of the things exercise can alter is certain hormones. In the reviewed research, the investigators evaluated the hormone adiponectin in response to 2 different training programs (Shing CM, et al. 2013). Body composition, power...

In the last few years quite a few studies have been published on the benefits of high intensity short interval training. The research reviewed here investigated the effects of very high intensity sprint interval training on metabolic and vascular risk factors in overweight/obese sedentary men (Whyte LJ, et al. 2010)....