Short “Sprints” Are Better than 90 Minutes of Paced Exercise

A new study from Rockefeller University found that just a few minutes of very intense exercise produced a much larger immediate molecular response than longer periods of moderate exercise. Researchers [...]

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No Time for Cardio? How to Do Interval Seconds of Running

Interval running might just be the ultimate workout hack, mixing short bursts of your fastest or almost fastest running with recovery periods, giving major fitness results in way less time than traditional cardio. Almost a [...]

Does Being on One’s Feet 8 Hours a Day Replace Aerobic Exercise?

Are you on your feet eight hours a day at work and wonder if this can replace aerobic or resistance exercise? Do you feel “exhausted” after your shift and wonder if this means your heart [...]

Save Time Exercising to Burn Fat with Half HIIT Workouts

Want to burn stubborn fat AND save time doing so? You can with half HIIT workouts: a new twist on interval training that will get rid of stomach and thigh blubber. […]

Which Is Better for Fitness: Housework, Cardio or Weights?

Which will best give you a physically fit body? Housework, cardio exercise or strength training (weight workouts)? […]

Why Planks Won’t Burn Belly Fat or Flatten Your Stomach

Pay no attention to fitness headlines claiming that planks can burn belly fat – because they can’t. Never. Planks will not flatten your stomach, either. […]

Chuze Fitness Won’t Allow Heavy Bag: “Might Intimidate Members”

One of the Chuze Fitness gyms I go to won’t put up a heavy bag because, as a supervisor told me, it might intimidate members or make them feel that their motto of “Less Attitude” [...]

Can Holding Onto a Treadmill Build Up Skinny Legs?

Those who are tired of their skinny legs will try anything that comes to mind to build up some mass. Holding onto a treadmill allows one to “walk” at a high incline and fast speed [...]

10 Things You’d Never Think Would Sabotage Weight Loss Efforts

Have you been struggling to lose weight but it just won’t come off? There are reasons for this – explanations you’d never even think could be responsible. […]

Is There a Birth Control Pill that Won’t Cause Weight Gain?

Is the fear of weight gain stopping you from taking a birth control pill? Some women will risk an unwanted pregnancy for fear of gaining weight from using birth control pills. […]

Thin Upper Body, Fat Lower Body: Cardio or Weights?

If you have a thin upper body but a plump or fat lower body, you need to know which works better for busting fat: cardio or strength training? The issue of having a skinny upper [...]

HIIT vs. Typical Exercise and Drugs for Battling Depression

A form of exercise called HIIT may be much more effective at treating depression than is more typical exercise and antidepressant drugs. HIIT stands for high intensity interval training. […]

Conquer that Mad Racing Heart Every Time You Use a Staircase

So your heart pounds like a demon every time you walk up a flight of stairs? First of all, make sure that a cardiologist finds nothing wrong with your heart. The doctor must clear you [...]

Trouble Falling Asleep? Losing Belly Fat Can Help

If insomnia plagues you–and you happen to have a fatty belly–losing some of that fat can help you sleep more like a baby. Say so-long to your trouble sleeping. […]

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