Policy-makers are being urged to take notice of a University of Otago study that confirms that undertaking a short program of high intensity interval training before surgery can substantially help ...

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in adults worldwide. Rehabilitative therapy is currently one of the best options that patients have to help regain lost motor function.

April 21, 2010 (Toronto, Ontario) — High-intensity repetitive therapy can contribute to improved function and quality of life for patients with severe upper limb impairment even years after a stroke, ...

A recent study published in Physiological Reports examined 30 trained male athletes performing high-speed eccentric hamstring exercises. The kind of intense, muscle-lengthening contractions that ...

As you’re spinning your legs on an exercise bike or pushing weight on the gym machines, you know that you’re burning calories quickly. But it turns out that some types of exercise allow you to keep ...

For many people aiming to burn a lot of calories, high-intensity interval training is the way to go. Also known as HIIT, these popular workouts feature bursts of intense activity, such as squats or ...

Objective To establish the time-course recovery of autonomic function following acute exercise through heart rate variability (HRV) and cardiac baroreceptor sensitivity (BRS) metrics. Design ...

Celebrities are shifting their fitness focus from high-intensity workouts to prioritizing heart health through steady aerobic ...

We all (should) know that rest is just as important to fitness as training itself. But how should we rest the best in between intervals? Should we completely chill out or recover actively? ‘Cav’ ...

TOOLBOX: Interval Training is popular in cycling and many other sports. High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) involves short periods of hard efforts separated by low-intensity recoveries. Let’s dig ...