Men\'s Health Singapore - June 2017

THERE’S

NO NEED TO

BE ANGRY

PHOTO

MASTERFILE

THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY

YOU GAIN AT THE OFFICE WHEN YOU HIT THE GYM

THE SAME DAY.

SOURCE: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WORKPLACE

HEALTH MANAGEMENT

BUILD WITH

EFFICIENCY

When it comes to building muscle

endurance, it’s not all about how

heavy you lift – it’s also about

muscle contraction. Focus on

muscle contractions while lifting

60 percent of your one-rep

maximum to pull in the biggest

benefits, says the European

Journal of Applied Physiology.

STRONGER TENDONS,

LESSER INJURIES

A new Brazilian study shows that

strength training can make

tendons better equipped for stress

• at least in elderly rats. Scientists
  tied weights to the tails of trained
  rats and had them climb a ladder
  three times a week. After 12 weeks,
  two of the three tendon types tested
  were more resistant to stress than
  those of untrained rodents. For
  injury-proof tendons, keep doing
  lunges, step-ups and squats.

High-intensity exercise

combined with feelings

of anger or emotional

distress can be a dangerous

mix, a new study in the

journal Circulation warns.

The finding is based on the

reports of nearly 12,

heart attack sufferers on

what they did and how they

felt in the hour preceding

their attack. Study author

Dr Andrew Smyth says

that both cause blood

vessels to narrow, which can

triple your risk.

SWIM

TO WIN

Open-water swimming

could boost your

immune system. A

Czech study found that

regular dips in cold

water ups the body’s

white blood cell count,

helping you fight

through the cold. And,

yes, bathing in cold

water stimulates this

phenomenon as well.

18 JUNE 2017 MENSHEALTH.COM.SG