Popular high-intensity interval training (HIIT) regimes as loved by Joe Wicks can help elderly hospital patients build up their strength and recover quicker, experts found. According to researchers from the US, these exercise routines — which feature short bursts of strenuous exercise — can help older patients regain more function, faster. Furthermore those in the HIIT group reduced their stay in the skilled nursing facility by an average of 3.5 days. 'We are eager to support the transition to this more effective and safer, high-intensity care approach.' Health experts say that high intensity training can help older adults live a longer and healthier life.

Source: Daily Mail September 24, 2020 16:13 UTC