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HIIT Improved Fitness and Blood Pressure With or Without ACE Inhibitors or ARBs
A 16-week supervised HIIT study in 62 sedentary adults with metabolic syndrome found similar improvements in fitness and blood pressure whether or not participants were taking ACE inhibitors or ARBs.
Quadriceps Stiffness Changed Sharply With Hip and Knee Position in Small Study
A randomized crossover study of 36 healthy young adults found quadriceps passive stiffness varied by hip and knee position, muscle…
Body Fat Prediction Formulas Showed Large Errors Across Global Validation
A new Nature Health validation of seven simple body fat prediction formulas across 8,228 adults in 30 countries found moderate-to-good…
A 0.36 m/s Bar Speed Estimated Deadlift 1RM With Low Error
In 70 resistance-trained athletes, a 0.36 m/s minimal velocity threshold estimated deadlift one-repetition maximum with low error in both men…
Physical Activity Was Linked to Better Memory Across 136,503 Older Adults
A new four-cohort study of 136,503 adults age 50 and older found physical activity was consistently associated with better episodic…
33 Million Gym Visits Point to Coaching and Group Classes as Habit Supports
A new large-scale study of more than 250,000 gym members and about 33 million visits found that sustained attendance differed…
Exercise Snacking Showed Promise for Strength and Mobility in Older Adults, Review Finds
A new scoping review of 16 studies found short exercise snacks may improve strength, balance and mobility in older adults, but the evidence base is still small and needs larger…
Sprint Interval Training Improved Power and Jumping in High-Level Athletes, Review Finds
A new meta-analysis of 27 randomized trials found sprint interval training improved anaerobic power and jumping outcomes in high-level athletes, while sprint-distance evidence was less consistent.
Blood Flow Restriction Added No Extra Benefit to Remote Bodyweight Training in Small Trial
A six-week randomized trial found remotely supervised bodyweight resistance training improved lower-body…
Reactive Balance Training Improved Stepping but Did Not Reduce Falls in Older Adults
In an 88-person randomized trial, six weeks of reactive balance training improved step length and reaction time but did not reduce laboratory or daily-life falls.
Exercise Plus Nutrition Counseling Lowered Fasting Glucose in Older Adults With Hypertension
In a 12-week pragmatic randomized trial, older adults with hypertension who added six group nutrition sessions to twice-weekly exercise had lower fasting glucose than those who exercised alone.
Static Stretching After Lifting Sped Early Vascular Recovery in Small Trial
In 27 active young men, 12 minutes of static stretching after upper-body resistance training was associated with faster recovery of endothelial and heart-rate-variability measures over the next 30 minutes.
Can a Strength Gym Become a Third Place? Inside The Weight Room in Pleasanton
Fitness information can become noisy, but strength still depends on fundamentals. At The Weight Room, Jesse Burdick combines conjugate programming, experienced coaching, and a third-place community to show how serious…
Can a Private Gym Make Strength Training Easier to Sustain? Inside My Fitness Identity in Long Beach
Strength training can be demanding without making the gym itself feel difficult. Ricardo Goncalves built My Fitness Identity around a private room, full-hour attention, and a pace designed to help…
Runner’s High Endocannabinoids Kept Rising Through a Marathon, Study Finds
Field studies of marathon and ultramarathon runners found that the endocannabinoid anandamide kept rising through prolonged running and remained elevated after the finish.
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