Mar 16, 2026Physical Activity

Which Worksite Exercise Programs Improve Health and Productivity?

Aerobic, strength, or flexibility at work? The best evidence finds health gains but no proven winner for productivity or ROI.

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Mar 15, 2026Physical Activity

Exercise Rebuilds Muscle Capillaries—but Not Yet Stem Cells

Resistance training can increase muscle capillaries with age, but human trials have not shown that this restores muscle stem cells or differs by sex.

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Mar 15, 2026Physical Activity

Why Exercise Vascular Benefits Vary After Menopause

Aerobic exercise improves cardiometabolic health after menopause, but artery function may vary. New evidence points to nitric oxide, not faulty sensing.

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Mar 11, 2026Physical Activity

Exercise for Inflammaging: Which Training Mode Fits Which Marker?

Aerobic, resistance, or combined exercise? Meta-analyses in older adults show different effects on CRP, TNF-α, and IL-6.

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Mar 9, 2026Physical Activity

Exercise Can Reduce Arterial Stiffness—With One Big Caveat

Aerobic exercise can lower arterial stiffness in older adults, but a Circulation trial found obesity may require moderate calorie restriction too.

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Mar 9, 2026Physical Activity

Aerobic Exercise Tops HIIT for Kids’ Arterial Stiffness

A network meta-analysis ranks aerobic exercise above HIIT for reducing arterial stiffness in children—while key long-term questions remain.

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Mar 9, 2026Physical Activity

Nordic Walking for Diabetes: Do Poles Lower HbA1c More?

Nordic walking cut HbA1c by 0.37% versus usual care in diabetes trials. But no study shows whether poles beat an equal dose of regular walking.

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Mar 9, 2026Physical Activity

Exercise for Insulin Resistance in Overweight Kids: What Ranks Best

Combined HIIT and resistance training ranks highest for insulin resistance in overweight youth, but dose, intensity, and evidence limits matter.

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Mar 9, 2026Physical Activity

STRRIDE Finds Aerobic Volume Drives LP-IR Improvement

STRRIDE trials found aerobic exercise volume improved LP-IR, while adding resistance training did not improve this diabetes-risk biomarker further.

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Mar 9, 2026Physical Activity

Prediabetes Exercise: What the Evidence Actually Supports

Prediabetes exercise evidence: aerobic training ranks first in one network meta-analysis, but dose, glycemic effects, and modality superiority remain unsettled.

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Mar 8, 2026Physical Activity

Does Aerobic Exercise Grow the Hippocampus? The Evidence

Aerobic exercise boosts fitness, but does it grow the hippocampus? What randomized trials in healthy and at-risk adults actually show about brain volume.

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Mar 8, 2026Physical Activity

Resistance Training May Raise BDNF More Than Cardio

A 39-trial network meta-analysis ranked resistance training above HIIT and aerobic exercise for serum BDNF. The catch: BDNF may not predict cognition.

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