A team of scientists at Umea University, in collaboration with colleagues in Melbourne, Australia, have found that television viewing and lack of exercise at age 16 is associated with the risk of developing metabolic syndrome at 43 years age. Metabolic syndrome is a name for the disorder of...
In response to an urgent call from public health, health care, child care, and fitness practitioners, the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP), with assistance from multiple partners, has developed two important sets of guidelines directed at improving the health and activity levels...
The above images are quadriceps MRI scans of a 74-year-old sedentary man, and a 74-year-old male triathlete. The difference in muscle mass is astounding, and according to a new study, they're proof that you don't have to lose muscle mass as you age. Pretty good reason to work out, right? The...