http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Do you feel like exercise just leaves you fatigued without any real improvements? A study of cyclists by scientists at the University of Stirling has uncovered the secret to successful training, a discovery which could help us all lead healthier lives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-scientific-breakthrough-reveals-secret-successful.html Health Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:58:10 EST news277721860 The team behind the recent "Get Fit in 60 Seconds" headlines have taken their research out of the lab and put it into a user-friendly, how-to guide. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-latest-trend-seconds-publish-user-friendly.html Health Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:47:26 EST news269675223 The fall season is a popular time of year for many to train and run marathons—premiere events such as the New York City Marathon, Marine Corps Marathon and Philadelphia Marathon will take place over the next several months. Because of the large amount of training mileage required to compete, runners are susceptible to injury. Those new to the sport who are participating in their first marathon are especially vulnerable to injury. Training errors are the most common cause of running injuries. Risk for overuse injuries can be reduced if runners follow some simple training guidelines. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-runners-injury-common.html Health Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:03:34 EST news269244207 (Medical Xpress)—A new paper published this month by researchers at the University of Abertay Dundee suggests that anyone inspired to get fit by the Olympics and Paralympics can do so in just 60 seconds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-post-olympics-seconds.html Health Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:14:58 EST news267174887 Weight training at a lower intensity but with more repetitions may be as effective for building muscle as lifting heavy weights says a new opinion piece in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-muscle-heavy-weights.html Health Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:36:54 EST news254633670