Health

Many overestimate exercise intensity, study finds

Do you work out for health benefits and feel you are exercising more than enough? You might be among the many Canadians who overrate how hard they work out or underestimate what moderate intensity exercise means, according ...

Cardiology

The heart responds differently to exercise in men vs. women

The formula for peak exercise heart rate that doctors have used for decades in tests to diagnose heart conditions may be flawed because it does not account for differences between men and women, according to research to be ...

Health

Do fast workouts really work?

Finding time to work out in our harried lives can be one of the greatest barriers to making exercise a habit.

Cardiology

Cardiac patients benefit from home-based high intensity training

Rapid rehabilitation is a must after a heart attack or other cardiovascular event. Different forms of exercise as a part of rehabilitation have been examined by researchers, including high-intensity interval training (85-95 ...

Medical research

Why does maximum heart rate drop with age?

Researchers at the University of Colorado have new insight into the age-old question of why maximum heart rate (maxHR) decreases with age. This decrease in maxHR not only limits the performance of aging athletes but it is ...

Health

New research shows benefit of interval training for women

Interval training is a well-known way to get the maximum benefits of exercise in the shortest amount of time. New research shows that when it comes to running, women may get more out of high intensity interval training (HIIT) ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Migraine triggers may not be as strong as you think

A new study suggests that triggers for migraine with aura may not be as strong as some people think. The research is published in the January 23, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy ...

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