Tunes for training
High-tempo music may increase the benefits of exercise and reduce perceived effort: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
Physical activity
The mind-muscle connection: for aesthetes, not athletes?
Focusing on movement instead of muscle can enhance weightlifting performance, suggests research; Frontiers in Sports and Active Living [...]
Bedtime protein for bigger gains? Here’s the scoop
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
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 [...]
Short chromosome tips linked to lower physical function in the elderly
Study suggests short chromosome caps, or telomeres, may be an independent risk factor for age-related functional decline: Frontiers in Physiology [...]
Wearable devices: Useful medical insights or just more data?
A new review looks at devices used by everyday people and athletes to track physical and psychological health, and to achieve certain performance levels: Frontiers in Physiology [...]
Children are as fit as endurance athletes
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
Exercise was significantly less effective than caloric restriction in preventing aging-induced inflammatory activation of microglia in mice: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience [...]
The human race has peaked
A review in Frontiers in Physiology suggests humans have biological limitations, and that our impacts on the environment - including climate change - could have a deleterious effect on these limits. [...]
Trends in kids’ fitness not as bad as assumed
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
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
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
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
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
Elderly female yoga practitioners have greater cortical thickness in the left prefrontal cortex, suggesting that yoga may protect against cognitive decline. [...]
Cycling while studying improves sleep quality
New research in Frontiers in Neuroscience suggests that cycling while studying may improve sleep quality. [...]
Horse-riding can improve children’s cognitive ability
Study shows how the effects of horseback riding improve learning in children. [...]
How physical exercises aids in stroke recovery
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
Research suggests feedback loop between greater executive function and healthy behavior [...]
Eating your greens could enhance sport performance
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
— 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. [...]