Early Talent Selection May Miss Future Elite Athletes, Sports Medicine Experts Say
A new Sports Medicine expert synthesis argues that early talent selection has limited power to predict adult elite success and recommends later selection, multisport exposure and more flexible development pathways.
Well-Timed Exercise Prompts Added 176 Steps in the Next 30 Minutes in Women
A microrandomized smartphone study in 160 women found that context-sensitive activity prompts added about 176 steps over the following 30 minutes and increased the odds of breaking sedentary time.
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Partial Range of Motion Training Allowed Heavier Loads With Lower Lactate in 10 Men
A one-session crossover study in 10 untrained men found top-half squats and…
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Inspiratory Muscle Training Changed HRV Signals, but Evidence Remains Very Uncertain
A new systematic review found low-to-moderate inspiratory muscle training was associated with…
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…
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…
Static Stretching After Lifting Sped Early Vascular Recovery in Small Trial
In 27 active young men, 12 minutes of static stretching after upper-body…
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…
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.…
Runner’s High Endocannabinoids Kept Rising Through a Marathon, Study Finds
Field studies of marathon and ultramarathon runners found that the endocannabinoid anandamide…
Resistance Training Muscle Hypertrophy: Type II Fibers Showed the Biggest Protein Changes
An eight-week supervised lifting study found that type II muscle fibers underwent…
New VO₂ Max Framework Standardized Fitness Across Five Exercise Tests
A new framework estimated VO₂ max across treadmill, cycling, step and walking…
‘Eating Jetlag’ Was Linked to Higher Heart Risk in Men
In a study of 104,806 adults, larger weekday-to-weekend shifts in meal timing…
Leisure-Time Exercise and Dementia Risk: Review Finds 24% Lower Risk
A review of 74 studies and more than 4.2 million adults linked…
3 Minutes of Sprinting Changed Nearly 25% of Blood Proteins in Study
A small human study found that six 30-second cycling sprints changed nearly…
How Joe Cicero Solves the Crowded-Gym Problem: The Yard Strength Training Review
Inside The Yard Strength Training, Joe Cicero explains how reserved training pods,…
10 Minutes of Slow Running Improved Mood and Executive Function
A small randomized crossover study found that 10 minutes of very slow…
Smartwatch Calorie Burn Accuracy Was Off by 15%–25% in FIU Study
An FIU study found smartwatch calorie-burn estimates were typically off by about…