BOSTON (June 17, 2010) – Staying in shape may bolster the metabolic profiles of college students, even in those with higher than desirable body fat percentages. In an epidemiological study, researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University found an association between physical fitnes…

Owning Your Own Treadmill Can Get Your Heart in Shape – If You Use It It is a known fact that we all need a healthy diet and plenty of exercise to maintain good cardio health. When it comes to our exercise routine though, choosing the right workout for your health needs is important. Incorporating [...]

Balancing exercises helps in improving the balance of our body. Quite often, we see that many people do not include balance exercises in their daily exercise program, but we should know the fact that good balance is also an important part of our healthy lifestyle. The main reason, why these balancing exercises are not include…

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 [...]

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 don’t re…

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. During about a…

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 [...]

Concerns about health and looks are driving thousands to cut back on booze Men are worried that drinking too much alcohol will give them a beer belly or man boobs according to a new survey for the Know Your Limits campaign published today. Released during Men’s Health Week, the statistics show that watching the waistlin…