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Stroke risk linked to mental and physical fitness in teens
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... link between long-term stroke risk and both cardiovascular and mental fitness in early adulthood.   Using comprehensive health data from men ... link between long-term stroke risk and both cardiovascular and mental fitness in early adulthood. HMRI Director Professor Michael Nilsson, who ... said. “Our first study showed a significant correlation between aerobic fitness and, to a lesser degree, muscle strength to stroke risk. ...
Park gym 'app' to build fitness
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... for a new trial that blends a smartphone app with park-based fitness facilities in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. In partnership with ... exercise in the great outdoors. The study, called ecofit, involves aerobic and resistance (weight-bearing) training for a full-body workout ... study will assess participants’ physical activity levels, weight, aerobic and muscular fitness, and mental health at the start of the ...
Study to build fitness in the great outdoors
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... activity study. The new HMRI-funded ParkFit program aims to increase fitness through the use of ‘built’ environments and public facilities such as parks, benches, stairs and outdoor fitness equipment. Based on the popular ParkRun concept, it promotes resistance and aerobic training without any costs for participants. Trial recruitment ...
Kids score healthier hearts through iPlay
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The iPlay fitness program, an evolution of HMRI's SCORES, has more than halved ... primary school kids. Cardiovascular disease risk in kids due to poor aerobic fitness has been cut by more than half in primary schools using ... Education, the pilot program delivered the dramatic heart health and aerobic fitness improvements in a published study of 460 children. The ...
Crossfit proves safe and effective in teen study
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... teenagers has yielded significant improvements in body composition, aerobic fitness and strength. A school-based research program evaluating the ... teenagers has yielded significant improvements in body composition, aerobic fitness and strength. University of Newcastle physical activity ...
Zoom workouts proving a big HIIT
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... does business – platforms like Zoom can also revolutionise group fitness sessions to keep sporting teams and workforces fit and motivated ... does business – platforms like Zoom can also revolutionise group fitness sessions to keep sporting teams and workforces fit and motivated ... says, with the sessions typically involving resistance exercise and aerobic activity. “HIIT is designed to give you the maximum fitness ...
Robin Callister
Category: Researcher Profiles
... and also investigating the effects of regular exercise training on fitness after stroke and whether an exercise program can improve hand ... Lifestyle interventions involving exercise Assessment of physical fitness including aerobic fitness and strength Developing practical and cost effective ...
Exercise program a big HIIT for students’ well-being
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... has scored a positive report card, not only improving students’ fitness, but also their mental well-being. A high intensity physical ... as a relatively novel and time-efficient strategy for improving aerobic fitness in adolescents. Aerobic fitness is a ‘powerful marker of health’, with evidence ...
Sarah Valkenborghs
Category: Researcher Profiles
... asthmatics? Can people who cannot walk independently after stroke do aerobic interval training? Can we use leg cycling exercise to improve ... of the research I do examines the effects of physical activity and fitness on brain structure and function in kids and teens. I am also ... the cognitive function of year 11 students as well as improve their fitness and reduce their stress.  Why did you get into research? While ...
HIIT workouts a good fit for workplaces
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... Work-HIIT and Sport-HIIT – were run, involving combinations of aerobic (shuttles, skips, bear walks) and resistance (push-ups, squats, ... activity. There were also significant benefits for muscular fitness, weekday sleep and motivation to exercise. These findings may ... adds. “Training sessions can be easily adapted to suit the skills, fitness levels and interests of individuals or groups, and you need very ...
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