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Physical Wellness Research at BYU

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Women are routinely excluded from exercise research across the country. A new BYU study shows why that’s misguided

A new BYU study debunks the assumption that menstrual cycles disqualify women from exercise research. Analyzing women’s exercise performance across their menstrual cycles, researchers found no variability in endurance thresholds or performance: from workout to workout, women’s performance was just as consistent as men’s.


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BYU exercise science researchers pinpoint new method to optimize personal aerobic workouts

New BYU research unveils a more effective way to determine the intensity at which each person should work out to achieve the greatest results. A study appearing in the Journal of Applied Physiology outlines a new system to create not just personalized workouts, but “prescribed” workouts that provide results regardless of an individual’s current health.


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BYU study: Wearing a pedometer — even if you don’t look at it — may boost step counts

Almost half of American adults don’t meet recommended weekly physical activity levels, but new BYU research suggests a surprisingly simple way to help increase exercise time: just strap on an activity monitor.


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