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The health benefits of exercise are well known but many people fail to perform the most effective exercise for health…strength training…
Exercising for health is more about creating the habits of movement than training like an elite athlete.
While intense exercise is most effective for physical health, gentle exercise is still beneficial and mindful activities have specific benefits to mental and psychosocial health.
Should you exercise fed or fasted? In this article, Dr Cliff Harvey summarises the research on fed and fasted training.
Exercise aids nutrient and adipose partitioning, thus helping to reduce metabolic syndrome and the incidence and severity of diabetes.
While many people downplay the importance of exercise for fat and weight loss, in the longer-term, exercise is extremely helpful for maintaining a healthy weight.
Exercise is neurogenic and can result in reduced risk of neurodegeneration and improved mental health.
Despite some equivocal results, the benefits of exercise on cardiovascular health shouldn’t be understated.
All types of exercise benefit bone and joint health but the greatest benefits are from resistance, jumping, and plyometric exercise.
While people debate the effects of exercise on health, it is clear that activity and movement are critical to optimising health