Cardio vs. HIIT: Best Exercises for Rapid Fat Loss

HIIT and kickboxing offer high calorie-burning potential for rapid fat loss compared to traditional long cardio. Targeted dance moves and treadmill intervals can help reduce inches around the waist and belly.

Does Exercise Increase Your Number of Capillaries?

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Matthew Lee

Regular exercise is associated with a host of health benefits. Among these benefits, regular exercise has positive effects on blood flow and blood vessels. Capillaries, the smallest blood vessels in the human body, are responsible for transporting nutrients and wastes to and from your body's tissues.

Matthew Lee has been writing professionally since 2007. Past and current research projects have explored the effect of a diagnosis of breast cancer on lifestyle and mental health and adherence to lifestyle-based (i.e. nutrition and exercise) and drug therapy treatment programs. He holds a Master of Arts in psychology from Carleton University and is working toward his doctorate in health psychology.