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HIIT vs. Steady Cardio: What a 28-Trial Review Found
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A meta-analysis of 28 trials found HIIT raised VO2max slightly more than steady endurance training. Here is how to use both. Read more…
Workout Recovery Tricks: What Helps and What Backfires
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Ice baths, compression gear, massage, and supplements get a lot of attention. Here is what the published research on each one actually shows. Read more…
Best Time to Lift? A New Trial Finds Little Difference
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A 12-week trial of adults 60 to 80 found no extra strength or muscle from training at your personal peak time of day. Here is what that means for your schedule. Read more…
Posture Exercises for Desk Workers After 40
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An eight-minute desk reset for neck and upper back, plus an honest look at what the research on forward head posture does and doesn’t show. Read more…
Astronaut Training Lessons for Muscle and Bone After 40
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NASA studies of crews in their mid-to-late 40s show what happens to muscle and bone without load, and which training choices protected them most. Four takeaways for the rest of us. Read more…
A Gene Variant and Exercise in Older Women: What One Small Study Found (and Didn’t)
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A small subgroup in a Taiwanese study of older adults showed a surprising pattern between a gene variant, activity, and chair-stand speed. Here is what it shows, and why it is not advice. Read more…
