Health Verdict Fact Blast: Stress Disrupts Recovery Less stress might mean more muscle. A study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that anxious exercisers don’t recover as fast as the non-anxious. An hour after both groups exercised, those who were stressed generated less force in the leg press... Read More »

10-20-30: No, It’s Not Your Locker Combination Ditch those 3 hour cardio sessions and adopt the 10-20-30 concept. Researchers found that despite a reduction in the total amount of training, this method can improve both performance and health. The study was published in the Journal of Applied Physiology. Study: The researchers gathered... Read More »

Do Cold Water Baths Really Help Muscle Soreness? Filling up the dorm’s ‘co-ed’ bathtub full of ice and water wasn’t the most professional way of speeding up muscle recovery, but after years of muscle cramping and pain, I was desperate – and not to mention sick (literally) of TIGER BALM. A new paper published... Read More »

Coenzyme Q10 Helps Fight Exercise-Induced Inflammation Study: A study published in the European Journal of Nutrition investigates the effects between coenzyme Q10 and inflammation produced by strenuous exercise. Participants were put into two groups – those supplementing with CoQ10 and those taking a placebo. The physical... Read More »

Dietary leucine improves exercise performance – aids in fat loss. A study published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology found that BCAA’s, or branched chain amino acids, can significantly increase your exercise performance. “Six weeks [of] dietary leucine supplementation significantly improved endurance... Read More »

Study: A first of it’s kind, researchers from Northwestern University studied the effects of aerobic exercise on middle-age and older adults diagnosed with insomnia. Claim: Improving cardiovascular fitness can help relieve insomnia. Verdict: The study concluded that cardiovascular fitness is indeed linked to better... Read More »

From reducing aches and pains to increasing circulation, massage therapy has been touted as an important part of post-exercise recovery. Researches in this study wanted to determine if a sports massage after exercise had any beneficial effects on the removal of lactate acid. Claim: Massage therapy can boost recovery post-exercise. Verdict:”It... Read More »