There are plenty of benefits to be gained from adding pushups to your daily routine besides looking buff. Whether you’re doing standard pushups, a wide version, narrow version or backwards pushups, incorporating the exercise into your daily routine can help your body in a number of ways. Strength and muscle tone Perhaps the most obvious … Continue reading 3 Benefits of Daily Pushups
Older adults who exercise can add resistance training to increase their quality of life. By building muscle endurance, seniors can reduce their physical vulnerability, help ease the symptoms of chronic conditions, boost resilience and maintain their quality of life and independence. Sadly, many seniors don’t regularly incorporate resistance training into their exercise routine. But a … Continue reading Top Tips for Doing Resistance Training for Healthy Aging
Exercise is one of the best ways to stay healthy, but sometimes it can do more harm than good—such as when you pull your abdominal muscles. What causes a pulled abdominal muscle Generally, a pulled muscle is caused by overuse, excessive force or by stretching a muscle too much. In terms of pulling abdominal muscles … Continue reading When Exercise Leads to a Pulled Abdominal Muscles
Whether you’re an athlete or just experiencing the annoyances of aging, knee problems can become a frequent problem. But there are exercises that can help strengthen the muscles around the largest joint in the body. Here are a few worth trying if you’re experiencing knee pain. Wall squats (works the gluteal muscles and quads) Stand … Continue reading Exercises to Strengthen Your Knees
Walking is one of the easiest, cheapest and safest forms of exercise, but it’s often overlooked in terms of benefits. Many men don’t realize that walking can burn a significant number of calories as long as it’s done at a brisk pace. If you’ve been thinking you need to be sprinting or lifting to get … Continue reading Can You Really Lose Weight by Walking?
New research has found that the phrase, “better late than never” applies to exercise and extending your life. The new study set out to identify how changes in exercise—even later in life—can decrease your risk of dying from specific conditions or from any cause. The benefits of exercise Although there is plenty of research linking … Continue reading It’s Never Too Late to Increase Lifespan With Exercise
A new study says that high-intensity interval exercise may help reduce the growth of colorectal cancer tumors. A team of researchers from the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland in Australia knew that previous studies had found a link between long-term exercise and decreases in colorectal cancer mortality. But … Continue reading Exercise May Reduce Tumor Growth in Colorectal Cancer
A new study found that just 10-minute bursts of stairs can help boost your health.
There’s new evidence that drinking soda after exercise—especially in intense heat—can damage your kidneys.
Having high blood pressure can put you at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, but a new study says exercise may be just as effective as drugs at decreasing hypertension. The findings on exercise and hypertension New research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine compared data from 194 clinical trials focusing on the impact … Continue reading Exercise Helps Blood Pressure as Well as Drugs
