Cardio Training
Short on steps? Picking up the pace for 30 minutes may lower death risk
Hitting a high daily step count is not the only way to walk your way to a longer life, a large new UK study suggests.
Strength Training
How much should you be able to deadlift? Strength norms by age and sex
A huge new look at nearly a million powerlifting attempts puts a real number on your pull at every age.
Strength Training
How many pull-ups should you be able to do? Amount sorted by age and sex
The number you crank out from a dead hang is a surprisingly honest grade on your upper body, and the standard shifts with every decade.
Cardio Training
Walk fewer than 5,000 steps a day? Your risk of dementia and stroke may nearly double
A year of fitness-tracker data from thousands of US adults suggests the number on your watch may matter more for your brain than you think.
Workout Tips
8 signs you may be overtraining, and how to know when to take a break
Your resting heart rate, your sleep and even your mood can hint when training has tipped past what your body can repair.
Cardio Training
Short on steps? Picking up the pace for 30 minutes may lower death risk
Hitting a high daily step count is not the only way to walk your way to a longer life, a large new UK study suggests.
Strength Training
How much should you be able to deadlift? Strength norms by age and sex
A huge new look at nearly a million powerlifting attempts puts a real number on your pull at every age.
Strength Training
How many pull-ups should you be able to do? Amount sorted by age and sex
The number you crank out from a dead hang is a surprisingly honest grade on your upper body, and the standard shifts with every decade.
Cardio Training
Walk fewer than 5,000 steps a day? Your risk of dementia and stroke may nearly double
A year of fitness-tracker data from thousands of US adults suggests the number on your watch may matter more for your brain than you think.
5 simple balance exercises that could reduce your fall risk after 50
The strongest evidence for staying steady on your feet comes from a handful of moves most people can do by the kitchen counter.
The 10,000-step rule could be changing as new research points to a lower target
For decades, 10,000 steps a day has been the gold standard for staying healthy. But research suggests that 7,000 may be enough to deliver most of the benefits, and US health officials are preparing new exercise guidelines for 2027.
The real amount of weekly exercise that cuts your heart attack risk by nearly a third
The number in the official guidelines has sat there for decades, and new wrist tracker data suggests it may be far too low.
Study punctures the 10,000-step myth
The round number everyone chases turns out to be the wrong one, and the real target sits lower than most people think.
New study: The exercise you get as a child may change your body for life
A new study hints at a hidden payoff from active childhoods that researchers have long struggled to pin down.
Popular post-workout habit could be killing your muscle gains, research warns
Scientists took a hard look at the recovery habits lifters pay for most, and some of them come with a hidden cost.