When it comes to exercising for heart’s sake, you don’t want to peak too early in life. Research suggests that if you want to protect yourself against high blood pressure in your twilight years you need to keep your exercise levels up through middle age. But according to a study of more than 5,000 people…
Bad news for extreme exercise junkies out there: too much vigorous exercise could temporarily make your immune system less efficient. At least, that’s what the evidence shows. An analysis from 2023 of over 4,700 post-exercise fluid molecules from firefighters suggests workers who require intense fitness training, such as emergency workers and athletes, may put themselves…
Sitting might be a comfortable and convenient way to spend much of your day, but a new study of older adults suggests it can lead to brain shrinkage and cognitive issues, irrespective of how much exercise you’re managing to fit in. The research counters the idea that periods of sitting can be balanced out by…
It doesn’t matter what age you are or how tough your exercise plan is – whatever physical activity you are doing is probably helping your brain, according to the largest and most comprehensive ‘umbrella’ review to date. In the massive data crunch, children and adolescents experienced the greatest benefits from exercise in memory, while the…
