Strength Training
Resistance bands vs. free weights: which actually builds more muscle?
A new trial in older adults finds elastic bands hold their own against dumbbells.
Exercise
20 minutes a day could make a difference to bowel cancer risk
New British research suggests that everyday exercise may have an impact on the risk of bowel cancer.
Exercise
How fast should you walk? The speed by age that predicts your health
Your everyday walking pace is one of the simplest health signals you can measure at home.
Strength Training
How much should you be able to lift? Squat, bench and deadlift by age
A study of 809,986 powerlifting entries shows what strong looks like at every age.
Workout Tips
Your fitness tracker may be giving you the wrong calorie number after every workout
A new study finds four popular smartwatches missed calorie burn by 15 to 25 percent.
Strength Training
Resistance bands vs. free weights: which actually builds more muscle?
A new trial in older adults finds elastic bands hold their own against dumbbells.
Exercise
20 minutes a day could make a difference to bowel cancer risk
New British research suggests that everyday exercise may have an impact on the risk of bowel cancer.
Exercise
How fast should you walk? The speed by age that predicts your health
Your everyday walking pace is one of the simplest health signals you can measure at home.
Strength Training
How much should you be able to lift? Squat, bench and deadlift by age
A study of 809,986 powerlifting entries shows what strong looks like at every age.
How much should you be able to overhead press? The standards by age and sex
The overhead press is one of the classic tests of upper-body strength. Here is where you stand.
The workouts that hit 20 calories a minute: what ACE research put at the top
Only a small group of workouts matches the calorie burn of a six-minute mile.
Your workout may keep burning calories for up to 48 hours: here is how much
The afterburn effect is real, but far smaller than fitness marketing suggests.
Why one long walk may protect your heart more than several short ones
A UK Biobank study of 33,560 adults ties longer, unbroken walks to sharply lower heart and death risks.
Two minutes of all-out sprinting can burn as many calories as a 20-minute jog
A small Canadian study says short repeat sprints match a longer easy run.
Doing both cardio and weights may cut your death risk by nearly half
A Harvard 30-year study of nearly 150,000 adults finds the combo beats either alone.