If you encourage patients coming back from stroke to exercise, you're doing the right thing. Regular physical activity can help improve recovery and reduce the risk for another stroke. But emerging ...

Repeated 1-minute bursts of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) are more effective than conventional moderate, continuous exercise for improving aerobic fitness after stroke, according to a ...

Researchers from McMaster University have found that repeated one-minute bursts of high intensity interval training (HIIT) were more effective in improving aerobic fitness after a stroke than ...

Exercise is essential to stroke recovery to regain motor function and mobility. Improving cardiorespiratory fitness can also help prevent additional strokes and hospitalizations. Research on exercise ...

Stroke patients who walk more during rehab benefit from the added exercise Patients leave the hospital with better quality of ...

A stroke happens when blood flow to the brain stops, often due to a blocked artery or a burst blood vessel. While yoga won’t ...

People who’ve had a stroke might worry about pushing themselves hard at the gym. New research suggests high intensity interval training (HIIT) can do more to improve fitness than moderate-intensity ...

Correspondence to Dr Ada Tang, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Canada; atang{at}mcmaster.ca Objective To determine the superiority of ...

A one-day fitness event in Barnstaple could help stroke survivors reclaim confidence, boost recovery, and reconnect with ...