Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

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Muscle Strength Increases Longevity

Need more motivation to stay on top of your functional strength training program? A new study finds that the older we get, the more important muscle strength becomes a factor in our continued health and well-being.   Researchers from China and Indiana University collaborated to analyze data from almost 5,000 older adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and found that older people with low muscle strength had […]

todayApril 23, 2019

Health & Wellness

Even Moderate Intensity Exercise Boosts Calorie Burning Power

If you're thinking about skipping your next workout because you just can't face going all out at the gym, there's great news!  New research shows that it's perfectly okay to go half-speed.   The studies, reported in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, found that energy expenditures increased for at least 22 hours (yup, a whole day) after bouts of even moderate intensity (50% of peak) exercise.  That translates […]

todayApril 18, 2019

Health & Wellness

You Should Have Water on Your Mind

March 22 is World Water Day, an international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day. On the day of WWD's 26th anniversary, people who like to work up a sweat should have proper hydration practices on their mind.  A […]

todayMarch 22, 2019

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