Tag: Exercise
Heart rate zones aren’t a perfect measure of exercise intensity, but...
Jason Sawyer, Bryant University
Aerobic exercise like jogging, biking, swimming or hiking is a fundamental way to maintain cardiovascular...
E-bike incentives are a costly way to cut carbon emissions, but...
Christopher R. Cherry, University of Tennessee; John MacArthur, Portland State University, and Luke Jones, Valdosta State University
E-bikes have...
Focus on right now, not the distant future, to stay motivated...
Kaitlin Woolley, Cornell University and Paul Stillman, San Diego State University
It’s a familiar start-of-the-year scene. You’ve committed to...
Cardio or weights first? A kinesiologist explains how to optimize the...
Randal Claytor, Miami University
When you enter the gym, which way should you head first? Toward the treadmills and...
Steep physical decline with age is not inevitable – here’s how...
Zachary Gillen, Mississippi State University
Raise your hand if you regularly find yourself walking up a flight of stairs....
What are muscle knots? An exercise physiologist explains what those tight...
Zachary Gillen, Mississippi State University
Imagine you’ve just completed a tough upper-body workout. Your muscles feel a bit tired,...
Tour de France: How many calories will the winner burn?
John Eric Goff, University of Lynchburg
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Imagine you begin pedaling from the start of Stage...
Infants need lots of active movement and play – and there...
Danae Dinkel, University of Nebraska Omaha
When people set personal fitness goals and establish their physical exercise routines, there’s...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
