Fitness

Don't work out? Well if you're a man over 40, here's one new reason why it's time to pick up the habit. According to research from the University of California San Francisco, men who exercised vigorously on a regular basis were 68 percent less likely to develop lethal prostate cancer, a type of cancer with a high mortality rate. Men who only exercised occasionally, or worse, didn't exercise at all, were more likely to develop this disease, however. The research…
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Got type 2 diabetes? This trick helps lower your blood pressure in just minutes. New research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2015 reveals that diabetics who got up to move around every 30 minutes during a work day experienced up to a 12-point drop in their systolic blood pressure, the top number in a blood pressure reading. This change, over time, can reduce the risk of developing heart problems later in life which is prevalent among type…
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For type 2 diabetics, their main concern is to control their blood glucose--something that, over time, can also reduce their risk of diabetes-related complications as they age. One way to control it is through regular exercise. But which type of exercise is best for diabetics? Researchers from the University in Copenhagen decided to investigate--and found that a certain type of exercise reigned supreme. The exercise? Interval walking. "Traditionally, high-intensity exercise has not been recommended for individuals with type 2 diabetes…
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It's been a recommendation for years: Exercise 30 minutes a day to stay healthy. Recent research published in the journal Circulation reveals that isn't actually enough, however--something sure to make many Americans angry. The results, which were made public earlier this month, reveal that people who exercised for 30 minutes a day modestly reduced their heart failure risk compared to those who did not exercise at all. But those who exercised twice to four times as long had reduced their…
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Walking is one of the easiest ways to burn calories, but now research from Ohio State University shows how you walk can also increase your calorie burn. In the study, which was reported earlier this week, people who walked at varying speeds during a walking session ended up burning 20 percent more calories than those who walked at a steady pace. Previously, experts had only studied how walking burned calories without any variations in walking speed. The findings are important,…
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When it comes to your health, exercise matters--and a lot of it. But what type of exercise is ideal? Research recently published in Diabetologia attempted to figure this question out, specifically examining those with type 2 diabetes. And the result? It's surprising--the shorter your workout, the better. "This study demonstrates, for the first time, that exercise can begin to reverse some of the early cardiac changes that are commonly found in people with type 2 diabetes," write researchers in the…
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According to recent research, a healthy brain could make the difference between a long life and a life ended by memory loss. But there's now an easy way to improve your brain health, say researchers. According to new research from the University of Kansas Medical Center, older adults who exercised for 225 minutes per week--around 30 minutes per day--were the most likely to have optimal brain function, reducing the risk of memory loss diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia.…
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Most people often think of osteoporosis as a woman's disease. Unfortunately, osteoporosis isn't just a problem women have to face--nearly 2 million American men also battle this debilitating condition, according to recent statistics. Now researchers say they've come across a simple way to reduce this risk for men. According to a recent study by University of Missouri researchers, men who did certain types of weightlifting and jumping exercises increased the density of their bones, lowering their risk of osteoporosis. Just…
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A swig of coffee may ward off daytime sleepiness, but new research shows it could help with something more important: Your exercise performance. According to a study published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, people who drank two to three cups of coffee before their daily workout had enhanced leg endurance--although, for reasons not yet explained, it didn't affect their arms. Still, the effects warrant recommending caffeine as a pre-exercise stimulant, say researchers. "Consumption of a…
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As we age, the first thing to go is our memory. But is there a way to prevent it? While it's probably not possible to prevent it, there may now be a way to keep your brain running as fast as it did in your 20s and 30s after memory loss settles in, according to new research from the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. According to the study, which was led by researchers from the University of…
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