A just published research experiment on inactive men with high blood pressure shows that just 3 months of soccer practise twice a week causes a significant fall in blood pressure, resting pulse rate, and percentage of body fat, and is more effective than the doctor’s usual advice on healthy diet and exercise. Other para…

Sets and reps get old. This routine from Jim Liston, C.S.C.S., founder of Catz Sports in Pasadena, Calif., builds muscle and endurance through pyramid repetitions.
After the warmup (No. 1), do one rep of exercise pair No. 2, then two reps, then three, then four, and then work back down to one rep. Repeat with exercise […

If you’re like many people, one of your top goals in the gym is to get a set of 6-pack abs. Nothing screams “high fitness level” like a tight and firm midsection, but many men often think that in order to accomplish this goal they must perform an endless series of crunches each and every [...]

If your buddy were to tell you that he just completed a circuit training program that left him near death, what would be the next thought going through your head?
“I wonder what’s next… the step class?” Or possibly, “And that yoga looks pretty intense too.”
Many people simply do…

Building strength, expert says, might help keep elderly out of hospitals…
Exercise programs designed to increase muscle density in the elderly could help reduce rates of disability and hospitalization, new research suggests.
The contention stems from a study of 3,011 healthy U.S. residents, aged 70 to 80. Du…

For people in cardiac rehabilitation who are overweight, longer but slower walks are better for losing weight and improving heart health than shorter, brisker walks, a new study has found.
Frequent long, slow walks — 45 minutes to 60 minutes a day at a moderate pace, five to six days a week — were found to […