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| The 7-minute scientifically proven workout Posted: 16 May 2013 08:32 AM PDT  A new study outlines 12 exercises -- include the side plank shown here -- that can get you into scientifically proven good shape. — AFP picNEW YORK, May 16 — One of the biggest buzzwords in fitness right now is HIIT, or high-intensity interval training -- and now a new study outlines 12 HIIT exercises that can get you into scientifically proven good shape in as little as seven minutes. The principle of HIIT is short, intense workouts that can give you maximum benefits but in less time. "There's very good evidence" that high-intensity interval training provides "many of the fitness benefits of prolonged endurance training but in much less time," study author Chris Jordan, the director of exercise physiology at the Human Performance Institute in Orlando, Florida, told The New York Times. New research published in the May-June issue of the American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Journal lists 12 exercises that should do the trick, with each to be performed for 30 seconds with 10 seconds of transition time between bouts. Total time for the entire circuit workout is about seven minutes, but it can be repeated two to three times. 1. Jumping jacks (total body) According to a 2011 study, just two weeks of high-intensity interval exercise was found to improve your aerobic capacity as much as six to eight weeks of endurance training. Access the new study: http://journals.lww.com/acsm-healthfitness/Fulltext/2013/05000/HIGH_INTENSITY_CIRCUIT_TRAINING_USING_BODY_WEIGHT_.5.aspx |
| Yoga may help reduce high blood pressure Posted: 16 May 2013 08:25 AM PDT  Yoga mat by Yoga Jack.NEW YORK, May 16 — People who practice yoga may be getting an extra health boost — a new US study finds that twice weekly yoga sessions can reduce high blood pressure. In the study, researchers led by Dr. Debbie Cohen of the University of Pennsylvania tracked 58 women and men, aged 38 to 62, for 24 weeks. While the study didn't prove a cause-and-effect relationship, participants who practiced yoga two to three times a week experienced drops in blood pressure from 133/80 to 130/77, the researchers said. For comparison, a separate group of subjects who followed a special diet but did no yoga saw a smaller decrease, 134/83 to 132/82. Interestingly, the group who both followed the special diet and did yoga did not see better results in their blood pressure readings than those who did yoga alone, added HealthDay. The findings were presented Wednesday at the annual scientific meeting of the American Society of Hypertension in San Francisco. Need another reason to unroll your yoga mat? A separate study published earlier this year in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry found that the ancient practice may soothe depression and help sleep problems. — AFP-Relaxnews |
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