Endurance Training May Stave Off Heart Failure
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NEW YORK  - Long-term training in endurance  activities, such as running, swimming or cycling, may help  prevent the stiffening of the heart that occurs with age, an  effect that might reduce the risk of heart failure, new  research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - In a new study, eight weeks of  high-intensity training focused on the muscles that control  breathing dramatically improved lung function and exercise  capacity in adults with cystic fibrosis.
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NEW YORK  - Cramming in the recommended  weekly amount of exercise into the weekend appears to offer  some health benefits for otherwise healthy men, new research  reports.
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Regular exercise can reduce the incidence of a deadly combination of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes in middle-aged and older people.
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NEW YORK  - Low-intensity endurance exercise is not as effective as moderate intensity endurance exercise for promoting fitness, German researchers found in a controlled study.
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Physically active people have cells that look younger on a molecular level than those of couch potatoes, according to new research that offers a fundamental new clue into how exercise may help stave off aging.
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Lowering levels of a protein in the blood could offer another way of reducing the risk of heart disease, a study says.
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NEW YORK  - In a study of inexperienced runners training for a recreational 4-mile road race, a graded 13-week training program did not reduce the number of running-related injuries compared with a standard 8-week training program.
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NEW YORK  - Aerobic and strength training  improve overall fitness and quality of life for older women  with coronary artery disease, the results of a small Canadian  study suggest.
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A brisk trot on the treadmill can clarify the cardiovascular risk for men who don&#39;t have heart disease but who do have risk factors pointing toward future trouble, a new study says.
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Long-term training in endurance activities, such as running, swimming or cycling, may help prevent the stiffening of the heart that occurs with age, an effect
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Weight training can greatly improve the day-to-day lives of elderly people with lung disease, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Many women, and seniors, do not  enter a rehab program after having a heart attack. Yet,  participation in cardiac rehabilitation markedly lowers the  risk of dying or having a second heart attack during the next  three years, results of a recent study show
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NEW YORK  - Cardiovascular fitness may predict the odds of a future heart attack in men and women with no apparent signs of heart disease, a large study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - For children born with serious   heart disease, a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program leads   to improvements in exercise capacity that are "consistent,   substantial, and sustained," cardiologists at Children's   Hospital in Boston report.
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In addition to improved fitness levels, eight weeks of aerobic exercise improves levels of "good" HDL cholesterol and measures of circulatory function, in overweight children and adolescents, according to a report in the December issue of the Journal of Pediatrics.
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Experts say the new experimental fabric device that helps weak hearts pump more efficiently could fill a gap for people who are not helped by drugs or pacemakers.