How different types of physical activity affect cardiorespiratory fitness

Using an eight-year span within the Framingham Heart Study, researchers are able to pinpoint how many extra steps or how many fewer minutes of sitting are needed to achieve improved cardiorespiratory fitness.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
Oct. 18, 2021 ~5 min

Heart-healthy lifestyle linked to lower risk of future cancers

The risk of future cancers was lowest among participants in a community-based observational study who had a heart-healthy lifestyle.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
March 16, 2021 ~4 min


12-minute bursts of exercise have bigger impact than thought

A new study describes how a 12-minute burst of cardio exercise impacted more than 80 percent of circulating metabolites, including pathways linked key bodily functions such as insulin resistance, oxidative stress, vascular reactivity, inflammation, and longevity.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Nov. 16, 2020 ~4 min

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