Exercise Was Linked to Higher Subjective Wellbeing Across 30,247 Chinese Adults
An analysis of 30,247 Chinese adults across five national survey waves found that people who exercised several times…
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Plasma BDNF Differed by Sex and Sport Contact Level in 120 Teen Athletes
Plasma BDNF tracked with sex, age and sport contact level in 120 uninjured adolescent athletes, but showed no significant link to how many concussions they had already had.
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Organized Youth Sport Participation Rose From 50.4% to 63.4% in 5,027 Slovenian Teens
A nationally representative Slovenian study of 5,027 adolescents found organized sport participation climbed from 50.4% to 63.4% across…
Community Exercise Programs Were Linked to 62% Higher Odds of Meeting Activity Targets
A narrative review published October 30 pooled 64 controlled studies and 98,919 participants, finding community exercise programs were…
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Preoperative Exercise Training Did Not Increase Surgery Rates in 207-Patient Trial
A randomized trial in 207 patients with gastroesophageal cancer found that twice-weekly supervised exercise before surgery did not increase the share who reached curative resection.
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3,751 Children Showed No Activity Gain From a 6-Month Preschool Activity Policy
46% of 288 Older Adults Were High Responders for Knee Strength in 12-Month Trial
Two Sets of Wearable Metrics Agreed on Only 46% of 984 Adults in Singapore Study
Becoming Active After 50 Was Linked to 42% Less Functional Decline in 112,855 Adults
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Higher BMI Was Linked to Less Leisure-Time Activity Later in 22,696 Finnish Twins
A Finnish twin study of 22,696 adults ran three causal methods on the same data and found higher body mass index predicted…
Pancreatitis Risk Was 36% Lower Above 300 Weekly Activity Minutes in 82,408 Adults
Adults who logged at least 300 weekly minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity had a 36% lower pancreatitis risk than those under 150 minutes,…
Postpartum Exercise Rose From 330 to 515 Weekly Minutes in 180-Woman Study
A four-year follow-up of 180 women after a hypertensive pregnancy found median weekly activity rose from 330 minutes at six months to…
Resistance Training Raised Respiratory Muscle Strength in 60 Older Adults in Trial
Twelve weeks of supervised gym work raised maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures in 60 adults aged 60 to 75, a Brazilian randomized…
4 in 5 US High School Students Had Low or Moderate Cardiovascular Health Scores
A CDC analysis of the 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey scored five heart health metrics in 5,192 US high school students. Only…
Low-Energy Diet Plus Exercise Brought Diabetes Remission in 54% of 96 Adults
A randomised trial across three centres in England and Canada reported diabetes remission in 27 of 50 adults who combined an 800…
Coordination Training Beat Cardio by 2.1 Working Memory Points in 78-Child Trial
A 14-week randomized trial in 78 Istanbul schoolchildren compared coordination drills with matched aerobic exercise. Both beat the control group, but coordination…
Time-Restricted Eating and Exercise Did Not Cut Liver Fat in 187-Adult Trial
A 187-adult randomized trial in Spain found that 12 weeks of time-restricted eating, supervised exercise or both did not reduce liver fat…
Exercise Changed More Than 3,000 Proteins in New Human Study
New molecular research offers a closer look at what happens after a workout—and why a laboratory finding needs careful interpretation.
Hip and Core Exercise Cut Navicular Drop 2.34 mm in Flexible Flatfoot Review
A systematic review of 14 randomized trials found that adding hip, gluteal and trunk work to foot exercise cut standing navicular drop…
Aerobic Exercise Improved Endothelial Function 2.35% Across 72 Trials and 3,357 Adults
A pooled analysis of 72 randomized trials and 3,357 adults found aerobic exercise improved brachial flow-mediated dilation by 2.35%, with pressure, fitness…
Cardio Plus Lifting Ranked First With a 14.22 mmHg Drop in Metabolic Syndrome Review
A network meta-analysis of 42 randomized trials ranked combined moderate cardio plus lifting first for blood pressure, insulin resistance and overall metabolic…