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New study reveals the best exercise to lower blood pressure – it’s not what you think

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4 minute read Important points A new study examining more than 31 studies suggests that a combination of aerobic exercise, resistance training, and HIIT can lower blood pressure, and that the combination of aerobic exercise and resistance training is particularly effective. Aerobic exercise includes brisk walking, jogging, rowing, cycling, swimming, and elliptical training. Experts emphasize … Read more

Why do military candidates grab basketballs from their knees for physical fitness tests?

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4 minute read various branches U.S. military health standards are measured by a variety of physical assessments, including: Army Physical Fitness Test (AFT), Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test (PFT),and Candidate Fitness Assessment (CFA) For admission to service academies such as West Point. These tests aren’t just the push-ups, pull-ups, burpees, and 1.5-mile runs you’re familiar … Read more

People do high-intensity training to prevent panic attacks. Therapist explains why it’s effective

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4 minute read “Do you have panic attacks every night now? Me too. Now let’s play Taebo.” Audrey Pettirossi, aka “Dori” TikTokusually opens her social media videos along these lines. Almost every night for the past few weeks, she’s been posting videos of herself doing Tae Bo workouts in her pajamas. Pettirossi suffers from OCD … Read more