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10 AS GOOD AS 50
A10-minute workout that consists
of three 20-second all-out
intervals to exhaustion, followed
by brief recoveries, can be just as
effective as a typical 50-minute
session according to new research from
Martin Gibala, an exercise physiologist
at McMaster University in Ontario.
Both workouts resulted in identical
improvements in heart function and
blood-sugar control, even though one
other.
15 000
– the new target for steps
per day that researchers at the
University of Warwick in England (in
conjunction with other institutions)
determined was required to
improve our health,
based on reference
to a foundational
Transit Workers
used to determine
the 10,000 steps-aday
guideline. The team then advanced and
expanded on these results by examining other
groups of employees whose workdays involve
mostly walking or sitting, including postal
were published in The International Journal of
Obesity.
TRAIN HARD, REST HARD
A new study by researchers from
Brock University in Canada suggests
that extended, high-intensity training
sessions (in this case elite rowers)
bone mineral density that
are usually associated
with exercise,
without adequate
rest. Regular exercise
should be an important
protective mechanism
against bone fractures
and osteoporosis,
particularly
among women.
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G-FORCE
The forces imparted
by walking have been
shown to improve blood
supply to the brain as the
resultant pressure waves
travel through arteries
and significantly modify
blood circulation to the
brain. Researchers at
New Mexico Highlands
University determined this
was a contributing factor
to the brain-health benefits
of exercise, with running
causing similar, yet
significantly greater impact
forces of up to 4-5G that
boosted cerebral blood flow.
The research was presented
at the APS annual meeting
at Experimental Biology
2017 in Chicago.
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