New research indicates that exercise intensity may play a key role in helping older adults lose fat without sacrificing muscle. High intensity interval training (HIIT) may offer older adults a more ...

High intensity interval training (HIIT) may be the optimal exercise for reducing body fat while maintaining muscle mass in ...

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What's your workout persona? For me, it's the Energizer Bunny. I've been told by a trainer I'm like a Ferrari – always running. No, not literally. I'm more of a boxer/lifter type (if you are too, ...

These exercises are a contrast to high-intensity workouts as it emphasises sustained effort over short bursts and using ...

"EXERT is a landmark study because it's the largest rigorous trial of exercise ever conducted in adults with mild cognitive impairment," Laura Baker, Ph.D., principal investigator of the EXERT study ...

Low-impact workouts play a key role in active ageing. A fitness expert explains how joint-friendly exercises improve strength ...

A new umbrella review published in Neuroscience & Behavioral Reviews suggests that regularly participating in exercise may improve mental health complications, and low to moderate intensity exercise ...

An oft-quoted 2010 study suggested that low-intensity exercise is more effective for weight loss than high-intensity exercise. In this study, conducted by researchers at the University of Udine, Italy ...

Eye and visual cortex nerves. Source: CLIPAREA l Custom media/Shutterstock Low-intensity aerobic exercise arouses neurons in the visual cortex and enhances human vision more effectively than ...