Benefits of exercise – Science & research news

Bedtime protein for bigger gains? Here’s the scoop

March 7, 2019

Downing a casein shake just before sleep increases muscle mass and strength gains from resistance training, without 'making you fat' -- but is the effect any different to your regular post-workout protein supplement? Frontiers in Nutrition [...]

Muscle memory discovery ends ‘use it or lose it’ dogma

January 28, 2019

New research shows that extra nuclei gained during exercise persist even after a muscle shrinks from disuse, disease or aging -- and can be mobilized rapidly to facilitate bigger gains on retraining; Frontiers in Physiology [...]

Leg exercise is critical to brain and nervous system health

June 7, 2018

Frontiers in Neuroscience: Leg exercise is critical to neurological health

Groundbreaking research shows leg exercise is critical to brain and nervous system health, fundamentally altering current brain and nervous system medicine: Frontiers in Neuroscience [...]

Children are as fit as endurance athletes

April 25, 2018

Study shows how young children can run around all day: their muscles resist fatigue and recover in the same way as elite endurance athletes: Frontiers in Physiology [...]

Caloric restriction in combination with low-fat diet helps protect aging brains

March 27, 2018

Exercise was significantly less effective than caloric restriction in preventing aging-induced inflammatory activation of microglia in mice: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience [...]

Trends in kids’ fitness not as bad as assumed

November 10, 2017

The motor performance of young children has only partly declined over the past decade, says a report in Frontiers in Pediatrics. [...]

Healthy lifestyle linked to lower pain in multiple sclerosis sufferers

October 5, 2017

Smokers with MS are twice as likely to have pain than non-smokers, while those who are physically active are less likely to have pain, finds a study in Frontiers in Neurology. [...]

Preventing exercise-induced bronchospasm

September 13, 2017

Research in Frontiers in Pediatrics identifies the best ways to diagnose, prevent and treat exercise-induced bronchospasm in children with and without asthma. [...]

Dancing can reverse the signs of aging in the brain

August 29, 2017

While previous research has shown that physical exercise can combat age-related brain decline, it is not known if one type of exercise can be better than another. To assess this, the exercise routines given to the volunteers differed. The traditional fitness training program conducted mainly repetitive exercises, such as cycling or Nordic walking, but the dance group were challenged with something new each week.

New research, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience compares two fitness routines to explore anti-aging effects on the brain in the elderly. [...]

Exercise in early life has long-lasting benefits

August 8, 2017

Exercise altered the way the rats' bones metabolised energy from food, changing energy pathways that disrupt the body's response to a high-calorie diet.

Frontiers in Physiology study demonstrates that exercise in early life counteracts some of the damaging effects of a high-fat diet. [...]

Elderly yoginis have greater cortical thickness

July 24, 2017

The research team wanted to see if elderly long-term yoga practitioners had any differences in terms of brain structure compared with healthy elderly people who had never practiced yoga.

Elderly female yoga practitioners have greater cortical thickness in the left prefrontal cortex, suggesting that yoga may protect against cognitive decline. [...]

Shaping your brain with exercise, video games and more

May 19, 2017

This Research Topic, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, investigates cognitive training techniques in health and disease, and in youth and old age. [...]

Horse-riding can improve children’s cognitive ability

March 3, 2017

Study shows how the effects of horseback riding improve learning in children. [...]

How physical exercises aids in stroke recovery

December 13, 2016

Engaging in voluntary physical exercise helps protect the brain from the damaging effects of a stroke, shown in mice. — By Tania Fitzgeorge-Balfour, Science Writer, [...]

Healthy living equals better brain function

December 5, 2016

Research suggests feedback loop between greater executive function and healthy behavior [...]

Eating your greens could enhance sport performance

September 12, 2016

By Fabienne Eckert, Frontiers Science Writer Nitrate supplementation in conjunction with Sprint Interval Training in low oxygen conditions could enhance sport performance a [...]

Just ten weeks of exercise can protect heart

August 18, 2016

— by Emily Barker, Frontiersin.org Just ten-weeks of exercise is nearly 100% effective at protecting the heart from potentially lethal changes in heart rhythms. [...]