Cardiovascular Disease
Cardio and Strength Training Reduces Heart Disease Risks
Here’s more evidence to encourage clients to mix cardio and strength training in their program for health benefits.
Does Timing of Exercise Matter?
Analysis of data found that any timing of exercise, moderate to vigorous, is linked with lower risks of all causes of death.
Time-Restricted Eating and HIIT
A study finds that combining time-restricted eating and HIIT is more effective at improving cardiometabolic health than either approach alone.
Morning Exercise and Reduced Risks
Researchers found that participants who did morning exercise had lower risks of coronary artery disease and stroke.
Muscle Strengthening for Longevity
Research shows some benefits of using muscle strengthening for longevity, as strengthening activities are linked with a lower risk of death.
Programming for Exercise and Medications
Here’s a look at common medication groups, and recommendations for programming for exercise and medications.
Exercise and Heart Failure Risk
Consistent moderate or vigorous exercise is linked with lower heart failure risk among white adults compared with those who did not exercise.
Update on Prolonged Sitting
Prolonged sitting is linked with earlier death risk from all causes and for major cardiovascular disease, according to a large study.
Nordic Walking Benefits Heart Health
In more news about Nordic walking’s benefits, a study shows that it improves functional capacity and depression symptoms in people with CAD.
Longevity and Strength Training
People who did 30–60 minutes of resistance training per week had increased longevity with a 10%–20% lower risk of early death.
Addressing Black Men’s Health Inequities
Data shows a need to improve Black men’s health outcomes, as Black men have the poorest performance in lifestyles that reduce heart disease.
More Exercise to Combat Heart Disease
People with heart disease can accrue additional health benefits with increasingly higher physical activity levels.
Heart Health, Super Bowl Sunday & Valentine’s Day
Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the United States, claiming the lives of more than 650,000 people per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Sadly, it is a mostly preventable lifestyle disease that is needlessly damaging too many lives.
5 Most Popular Articles in 2021
What piqued reader interest this past year? Here we recap our top 5 popular articles that received the most reads in 2021!
Exercise Therapy and Chronic Health Conditions
Researchers conducted a study to determine if “exercise therapy” is helpful for people with more than one chronic condition.
IMST Breathing for Cardiovascular Health
Evidence shows the breathing practice, High-Resistance Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training (IMST), benefits cardiovascular health.
Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes
For athletes, the risk of experiencing irregular heart rhythms, known as atrial fibrillation, is 2.5 times higher than it is for nonathletes.
Exercise and Sleep
Physical activity can mitigate the risk from poor sleep. This insight on exercise and sleep is according to new research findings.
10 Ways to Help Families Change
Families need you! A growing body of research makes it clear: Families provide a powerful force in supporting—or opposing—better health behaviors. Indeed, the authors of a state-of-the-art review in a…