People who regularly engage in significant amounts of exercise, as endurance athletes do, may develop enlarged hearts. While athletic heart is adapted for performance, it can be cause for concern.
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Our new paper found most of what you are being told to do in the gym is likely primarily based upon data about men, written by men.
Muscle memory may explain why people find it easier to gain muscle the second time around.
Just be careful not to drink too much.
The concentration of certain hormones during different phases of your menstrual cycle may give you a boost in the gym.
Research has shown training cardio and weights on the same did has little effect on strength and muscle gain.
‘Time under tension’ may be a popular weightlifting technique, but research shows it’s no better than exercising at your normal pace.
Exercising during pregnancy is safe – and can have many benefits for both mother and baby.
The best exercises to do are the ones that motivate you to workout – not the ones you think you have to do.
Weight lifting and other resistance exercises might be key to becoming a better runner.
The study found that short amounts of weekly resistance exercise lowered risk of premature death from many different diseases by around 10-20%.
As people age, the chemical signaling pathways in muscles become less potent, and it gets harder to build muscle and maintain strength. But the health benefits of strength training only increase with age.
The new year is a perfect time to adopt new health habits and routines. These four scholars reflect on the ways that they overcame the pandemic blues to get fit.
The amount of exercise you need to do depends on your training goals.
Social media and changing ideas about masculinity are making more and more young men believe their body is too small, skinny or insufficiently muscular.
Workouts that include weight lifting and bodyweight exercises burn fat both during and afterwards.
All exercise is beneficial for our overall health – regardless of age.
Who hasn’t been told to stretch before and after exercise to prevent injury and improve performance? There may be no scientific evidence to back that up, although stretching has other benefits.
Gyms have gone mad for these bits of neoprene. Yet researchers are still scrambling to catch up.
Drinking coffee before exercising could make you run faster and lift heavier - if you’ve the right genes.
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of East London
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Senior Lecturer in Physiology, University of Westminster
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Associate Professor, Cardiorespiratory Exercise Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise, Teesside University
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Lecturer in Biomechanics and Strength and Conditioning, Teesside University
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Professor in Neuromuscular Physiology and Head of Sport Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer in Sport, Health & exercise Science, University of Stirling
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Principal Lecturer, Robert Gordon University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Iowa State University
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Lecturer in Muscle Cell Biology, University of Southampton
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Associate Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
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Senior Scientist Team Lead Nutrition Exercise Physiology and Sarcopenia Team Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Professor of Medicine, Tufts University
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Clinical Dietitian, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor in Neuromuscular Physiology, Liverpool John Moores University
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Programme Leader MSc Strength and Conditioning, Liverpool John Moores University
