Interestingly, when researchers had the participants take selfies (at the beginning, middle, and end of each walk), they found a parallel shift in how they viewed themselves. Those in the awed group tended to make themselves smaller in their photos over the study course, focusing more on the surrounding landscape.... Read More
Muscle Volume Associated with Future Heart Risk
Men entering middle age with lots of muscle may lower their future risk of heart disease by more than 80 percent. Muscle Volume Associated with Future Heart Risk Could the... Read More
Sprint 4 Seconds to Health
Intense bursts of exercise throughout the day may yield metabolic benefits. Sprint 4 seconds to health. Intense bursts of exercise throughout the day may yield metabolic benefits. Full disclosure. The... Read More
Exercise – Key to Improving Metabolic Health?
What was striking to us [were] the effects a brief bout of exercise can have on the circulating levels of metabolites that govern key bodily functions like insulin resistance, oxidative stress, blood vessel reactivity, inflammation, and longevity.... Read More
Fight Aging with This
Known as telomeres, these ends of DNA help protect the coding DNA of our genes. They function as the plastic tips on the end of your shoelaces. When the cell’s telomeres shorten to critical lengths over time, the cell ages: The cell’s telomeres are an essential determinant of our lifespan.... Read More
Running and Knee Injury
Just under one-third of those injured had not recovered. 71 percent had a full recovery, with a median time to recovery of eight weeks.... Read More
Exercise Can Reduce the Risk of Anxiety and Depression
Structured exercise is good for your physical health, and may have mental health benefits, too. This study is valuable because it provides additional data suggesting physical activity may benefit mental health. The study is also one of its types to use objective measures — rather than self-reporting — of physical fitness.... Read More