Gretchen Reynolds

Southwest Region

Fitness Columnist at The Washington Post

Fitness columnist for the Washington Post, author of the NY Times bestseller The First 20 Minutes, wife, mother and slow but avid runner and cyclist

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The worst time to exercise for a good night’s sleep

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Gretchen Reynolds

If you’d like to sleep well tonight, you should probably avoid exercising this evening, especially if your workout will be intense. That’s the takeaway from a new study of almost 15,000 active men and women. It found that exercising within about four hours of bedtime makes it harder to fall asleep and reduces how long you spend slumbering by as much as 43 minutes.
Just 30 minutes of weight training can make you stronger

1 week ago | torontosun.com | Gretchen Reynolds

According to a new study of 42 healthy adult men and women, the answer seems to be about an hour a week. During the two-month study, participants gained significant muscle mass and strength from just two 30-minute sessions of uncomplicated resistance exercises each week. The findings “highlight how powerful even a small amount of loading can be,” said Stuart Phillips, an exercise scientist at McMaster University in Canada who studies resistance training but was not involved in this research.
Como ficar mais forte? Meia hora de treino com pesos, duas vezes por semana

1 week ago | publico.pt | Gretchen Reynolds

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Just a half-hour of weight training can make you stronger

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Gretchen Reynolds

Just minutes of weight training twice a week is enough to make gains, according to a new study. Getty Images How little weight training can we get away with? According to a new study of 42 healthy adult men and women, the answer seems to be about an hour a week. During the two-month study, participants gained significant muscle mass and strength from just two 30-minute sessions of uncomplicated resistance exercises each week.
Just half an hour of weight training can make you stronger

1 week ago | afr.com | Gretchen Reynolds

May 1, 2025 – 8.13am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? How little weight training can you get away with? According to a new study of 42 healthy adult men and women, the answer seems to be about an hour a week. During the two-month study, participants gained significant muscle mass and strength from just two 30-minute sessions of uncomplicated resistance exercises each week.
Try this joyful 7-minute workout you can do with kids

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Gretchen Reynolds

Try this joyful 7-minute workout you can do with kids (washingtonpost.com) Try this joyful 7-minute workout you can do with kids By Gretchen Reynolds 2025043010002300 Here's an easy way to add fun and fitness to your family life: Invite the kids to spend the next seven minutes with you, scurrying through an imaginary park, ducking branches, dodging lava and crawling like a bear, as part of the new, science-based 7-minute workout with kids.
Sólo media hora de entrenamiento con pesas puede hacerte más fuerte

2 weeks ago | infobae.com | Gretchen Reynolds

¿Cuánto tiempo podemos entrenar con pesas? Según un nuevo estudio realizado con 42 hombres y mujeres adultos sanos, la respuesta parece ser aproximadamente una hora a la semana. Durante los dos meses que duró el estudio, los participantes ganaron mucha masa muscular y fuerza con sólo dos sesiones semanales de 30 minutos de ejercicios de resistencia sin complicaciones.
Just a half-hour of weight training can make you stronger

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Gretchen Reynolds

Just a half-hour of weight training can make you stronger (washingtonpost.com) Just a half-hour of weight training can make you stronger By Gretchen Reynolds 2025042915273100 How little weight training can we get away with? According to a new study of 42 healthy adult men and women, the answer seems to be about an hour a week.
Here’s a science-backed way to get healthier if you don’t like exercise

3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Gretchen Reynolds

Doing everyday chores and activities a bit more briskly might lead to big gains in health and longevity. Photo / 123RFDoing everyday activities more briskly, such as gardening and cleaning, may lead to gains in health and longevity, a new study shows. If you’re not a fan of working out or simply don’t have time, we’ve got good news for you. Doing everyday chores and activities a bit more briskly might lead to big gains in health and longevity, a new study shows.
Don’t exercise? Moving a bit faster may make you healthier

3 weeks ago | irishnews.com | Gretchen Reynolds

If you’re not a fan of working out or simply don’t have time, we’ve got good news for you. Doing everyday chores and activities a bit more briskly might lead to big gains in health and longevity, a new study shows. That means you could tweak how you clean your house, climb stairs or run for the bus and get some of the benefits of exercise without a trip to the gym.