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Exercise
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Weekend workouts tracked bone health as well as daily ones
Two national datasets, 6,972 Americans and 52,989 Britons wearing wrist monitors, compared people who cram exercise into one or two days with those who spread it out. Bone density was similar, fractures slightly rarer in the weekend group.
Aug 8, 2026
The exercise that protects muscle depends on your frailty
Following 10,871 Canadians for six years, gentle activity tracked with less muscle loss in frailer adults, while only strenuous activity did so in robust ones.
Aug 6, 2026
Intervals ranked best for belly fat, but more was not better
Pooling 60 trials in 3,308 adults, researchers ranked four kinds of exercise against the fat packed around the organs. Intervals came top, and the dose-response curve turned back on itself past a moderate weekly load.
Aug 4, 2026
Diet and exercise cut disease risk whatever the scale says
A study in The Lancet Regional Health - Americas followed 142,041 US adults. Those highest for activity and diet quality had 46% lower chronic disease risk, and the effect held after accounting for body weight at several life stages.
Aug 4, 2026