Short Bursts of Exercise as Good as Hours of Training

Staying in shape doesn't have to be a time-consuming affair. Less really can be more when it comes to exercise, scientists have discovered. Short bursts of exercise as good as hours of training.

The body can get as much benefit from a short but intensive bursts of exercise lasting ten minutes than it can from ten hours of moderate training.

The technique not only takes less time but also involves much less physical effort.

Researchers believe their findings "blow away" the belief that staying in shape is a time-consuming affair. Read more

The Angioplasty Scam

Angioplasty is a huge business, but new heart research shows that exercise helps heart disease and increases survival rates more than angioplasty does.

At the European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation meeting recently held in Barcelona, Spain, new heart research was presented that shows one treatment in particular can provide remarkable help for patients with certain forms of serious heart disease. It's not a new drug or surgical procedure. Instead, it's a natural therapy -- plain old-fashioned regular exercise. Read more