Exercise Archive
Nitrate from spinach boosts muscle mitochondria function
0 Comments Published February 2nd, 2011 in Exercise, General Interest, Health, Life, Medical News, Nutrition, PopularKI.se – Spinach – a vegetable with multiple health benefits – appears to have a newly discovered benefit for both athletes and those with cardiovascular problems. The muscles’ cellular power plants – the mitochondria – are boosted by nitrate, a substance found in abundance in vegetables such as lettuce, spinach and beetroot. For half a [...]
Exercise preserves telomere length in the face of chronic stress
0 Comments Published June 2nd, 2010 in Aging, Anti-aging, Exercise, General Interest, Health, Life, Medical News, Popular, StressUCSF.edu – Exercise can buffer the effects of stress-induced cell aging even on telomeres, according to new research from UCSF that revealed actual benefits of physical activity at the cellular level. The scientists learned that vigorous physical activity as brief as 42 minutes over a 3-day period, similar to federally recommended levels, can protect individuals [...]

