JULY 22, 2024 by Ashley Gluchowski, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPhysical inactivity is a killer. When we become inactive, we lose muscular strength. When we lack muscular strength, we may be more likely to experience a host of health issues, including cognitive decline, poor mental health, musculoskeletal conditions, have a fall, get seriously injured,...
by British Medical Journal Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWalking or jogging, yoga and strength training seems to be the most effective exercises to ease depression, either alone or alongside established treatments such as psychotherapy and drugs, suggests an evidence review published by The BMJ. Even low-intensity activities such as walking or yoga are beneficial, but the results...
Heidi Splete November 02, 2023 TOPLINE: Strength training at any point in life is associated with a lower risk of knee pain and osteoarthritis, contrary to persistent assumptions of adverse effects. METHODOLOGY: TAKEAWAY: IN PRACTICE: “Our findings support the idea that the medical community should proactively encourage more people to participate in strength training to help reduce...
by Ricardo Muniz, FAPESP (A) Funnel plot for the meta-analysis of strength training such as treatment of hypertension. Egger’s test (P = 0.01729) shows a significant publication bias. Beck et al. and Moraes et al. are the biggest outliers. (B) Risk of bias graph. Credit: Scientific Reports (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26583-3 Strength training practiced with moderate to vigorous intensity two...
by Wolters Kluwer Health Credit: CC0 Public Domain Resistance or strength training protects against the development of muscle pain in mice—and does so by activating androgen receptors, reports a basic science study in PAIN, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). The study supports the role of testosterone and male...
by David Scott, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock If you’re among the millions in lockdown, ask yourself: when was the last time you did some strength training? Many of us are regularly going for walks or runs during lockdown but, with gyms closed in a lot of places it’s more difficult to lift weights, and we may...
