FAST-2 combined brief exercise with remote guidance and regular reminders. The trial tested this package, not the independent contribution of guidance or…
Read story: Brief supported exercise programme improved function tests in older adults with walking difficulty ↗In a controlled study involving 40 older adults, 10 weeks of device-assisted calf training improved walking speed and muscle strength more than…
Read story: Calf exercises may improve walking speed in older adults ↗A review of 21 studies, including 14 randomized trials, found improvements in motor symptoms and walking capacity with Nordic walking. It was…
Read story: What does research say about Nordic walking in Parkinson’s? ↗Among 256 middle-aged South Korean adults, light activity and reported walking were positively associated with mitochondrial DNA copy number in blood. The…
Read story: Tracing light movement at the cellular level: a link with mitochondrial DNA ↗Ninety-six adults with hypertension were randomized to breathing exercises, high-intensity bodyweight intervals, both, or control for 10 weeks. Blood pressure was lower…
Read story: Breathing and interval exercise compared in hypertension ↗In DRAW2, 169 people after hip or knee replacement received six weeks of home rehabilitation, telerehabilitation or no structured program. Rehabilitation was…
Read story: Does home rehabilitation after joint replacement fail to add functional benefits? ↗Fifty-eight adults with controlled hypertension completed beach-tennis and seated-rest sessions on different days. Blood pressure was lower after exercise in both sexes,…
Read story: Blood pressure fell after beach tennis—but the study measured a short-term effect ↗Human datasets linked greater physical activity with a lower prevalence of some forms of clonal blood-cell production. In mice, uninterrupted sleep and…
Read story: Sleep and exercise may affect blood-cell clones differently by mutation ↗Thirty-seven older adults completed twelve weeks of supervised exercise twice weekly, emphasizing muscle loading while lengthening. Stair climbing and timed rising-and-walking performance…
Read story: Older-adult exercise study finds mixed changes in physical function ↗In a 12-week study completed by 21 men, muscle and strength gains were smaller after cold-water immersion than after active recovery.
Read story: Post-workout ice baths may reduce muscle gains ↗
