Performance News

Fruits and vegetables can be muscle foods. In a recent study, Australian researchers found that men who reduced their antioxidant intake by eating just one serving of fruit and two vegetables daily for 2 weeks felt as if they were exerting more effort than when exercising on a diet rich in antioxidants. Eating several servings of fruit and vegetables daily can make exercise seem easier and help you finish those last few reps.

Exercise will help you stay sharp as a tack. In a study conducted on mice at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, it was found that exercise rejuvenates the brain. Of 15 young mice and 18 old mice (equivalent to 70 human years), half were given exercise wheels. After one month all 33 mice underwent maze test. Both young and old mice who exercised performed equally well, but sedentary mice took twice as long to finish the maze.