August 01, 2008 Intervals For (almost) Everyone-Fitness-Health-Rehab-Fat Loss-COPD?

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Interval training is how I improved in endurance and pace���it has worked for me for five plus years, and I continue to improve with this method.You have to decide, if it will work for you-check with your doctors.Today my calf muscles were sort of yelling ouch ouch, so I gave the legs a complete rest and recovery day, instead worked with small weights and resistance work out on upper body.

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Article found by Ann of England>" More and more, professional organizations are recommending interval training during rehabilitation from diseases like chronic [lung] and���cardiovascular disease,��� MacDonald added. ���We wouldn���t be surprised to see more rehabilitation programs adopt this method of training since it is often better tolerated in diseased populations.��� (I���ve long argued that brief, hard training is not only more challenging, it is also more interesting���and motivating���than long, slow volume training, which is boring.)

Let���s look at some remarkable results in rehab next. Intensity Beats Volume���for Heart Failure Rehab Norwegian researchers conducted a comparison study like the one discussed above, but with older patients diagnosed with chronic heart failure; they also measured a wider range of cardiovascular effects. Twenty-seven patients averaging 75-years-of age were randomly assigned to either moderate-intensity continuous training or high-intensity interval training three times a week for 12 weeks; there was also a control group simply told to stay active. Both exercise groups walked on an ���uphill��� treadmill. The interval group, after a 10 minutes warm-up, did four 4-minute work periods at 90-95% of measured peak heart rate, separated by 3 minutes of active recovery. The continuous training group walked at 70-75% of peak heart rate for 47 minutes. The regimens were designed to burn the same number of calories.

The results reported in the June 4, 2007, issue of the journal Circulation were, to say the least, noteworthy���favoring intervals in virtually every respect. (As expected, there were no changes in the control group.) Peak aerobic capacity (VO2max) increased more with intervals than with continuous training; the difference was a whopping + 46% versus + 14%. The improvement was coupled with a significant beneficial remodeling of the left ventricle (LV), the large chamber of the heart, but only in the interval group.LVejection fraction, an index of heart function, increased 35% in the interval group; no improvement was seen in the continuous training group. In addition, pro-brain natriuretic peptide, a marker of the severity of heart failure, declined by 40%--again in the interval group only.

And there���s more. As in the last study, artery flexibility and blood flow improved, this time in the principle artery in the upper arm���with ���greater improvement��� shown by the interval group than the continuous training group. Quality of life improved in both groups, but again ���more markedly in the interval subjects, which suggests that more intensive physical training is more rewarding,��� the researchers wrote in their report. ���Informal comments from the patients��� indicated that the interval group enjoyed the ���varied procedure��� and that the endurance group found it ���quite boring��� to walk continuously during the entire exercise period. Perhaps most surprising is the age and health status of the subjects. ���Of particular interest is the old age of the majority of the patients���, who demonstrated robust training-induced adaptation, even in elderly heart failure patients,��� commented the researchers. This ���demonstrates that high-intensity training���is feasible��� in older patients ���with chronic heart failure and severely impaired cardiovascular function.��� >>>>>

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Sleep Apnea and Cardiac Risk

Heart Groups Urge More Research on Connections



Should sleepless nights keep you awake worrying about your heart? A new study aboutsleep apneaandheart attacksmay say yes. Obstructive sleep apnea is long established as arisk factorfor many cardiovascular conditions, includingarrhythmiaandhigh blood pressure, in addition to its association withdiabetesandobesity. Now, researchers have found alink between sleep apnea and nighttime heart attacks. The study is one of many that hastwo major cardiac organizations calling for more researchon the connection. Think you or a loved one might have sleep apnea? Ask your doctor about asleep studyhttp://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/sleep-study.html?nlcid=hr|08-01-2008|to diagnose it.

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