Excessive and obsessive exercise is very harmful to health, particularly for persons suffering from eating disorders. Based on electronic diaries, a team of researchers has now uncovered psychological mechanisms underlying pathological exercise. Their results allow the conclusion that persons with eating disorders use exercise to regulate depressive mood and negative thoughts relating to their eating […]

A new study has shown that listening to high-tempo music increases the benefits of exercise for physical fitness and reduces the perceived effort involved. This effect was more pronounced in people performing endurance exercises, such as walking, than in those undergoing high-intensity training, such as weightlifting. The researchers hope that their findings could help people […]

Individuals at risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) because of family history or genetic predisposition who engaged in six months of aerobic exercise training improved their brain glucose metabolism and higher-order thinking abilities (e.g., planning and mental flexibility) called executive function; these improvements occurred in conjunction with increased cardiorespiratory fitness. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. […]