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Shape Studio: 5-Minute Full-Body Circuit for an Instant Mood Boost Shape 4/30/2021 © Provided by Shape Shape Studio: 5-Minute Full-Body Circuit for an Instant Mood Boost Exercise sparks an instant high, but it's also a surefire path to greater well-being when you do it regularly. So suggests a recent consensus in the Journal of Happiness Studies, which asked top experts to rate 68 science-backed strategies for lifting one's happiness level. Being active ranked third (after bonding with family and friends and joining a club), and working out was No. 5. One reason: "It makes people more ...

Shape Studio: Lift Society At-Home Strength Circuits Shape 2/19/2021 Replay Video Remember this number: eight reps. Why? According to a new study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, aiming for a weight that you can do just eight reps per set gets your strengthening and sculpting done fastest. Basically, what determines the results you get from your lifts is training volume, or the amount of weight you hoist multiplied by the number of reps and sets you do. In the study, exercisers bench-pressed twice a week with the same training volume: four heavy reps for seven sets, ei...

Shape Studio: Energizing Cardio-Core Circuit Shape 1/11/2021 Replay Video It’s a simple formula: If you exercise, you’ll feel more energized. “Exercise induces changes in several neurotransmitters — brain messengers that play a role in wakefulness and pleasure — and that is likely important in the response,” says Patrick O’Connor, Ph.D., a kinesiology professor at the University of Georgia who has conducted years of research on the exercise-energy link. Over time, these hits of exercise have a lasting effect. One of O’Connor’s findings showed that 20 minutes of low-intensi...