Strength Training
New study reveals how to prevent muscle loss while taking weight loss drugs
For the millions losing weight on Mounjaro and Ozempic, a major new trial points to one habit that may decide what stays behind.
Cardio Training
How far should you be able to walk in 6 minutes? Distance by age and sex
Your heart and lungs reveal themselves in a flat hallway walk, and the expected distance drops with every decade.
Workout Tips
Forget willpower: This may be the key to making exercise a habit
The reason your exercise routine keeps falling apart might have nothing to do with how strong your character is.
Cardio Training
How far should you be able to run without stopping? Distance sorted by age
Lace up for a mile and a half, and the stopwatch tells you more about your heart than you might think.
Exercise
How long should you be able to hold a plank? Times sorted by age and sex
Everyone does them, yet almost nobody knows if their hold time is actually any good for their age.
Strength Training
New study reveals how to prevent muscle loss while taking weight loss drugs
For the millions losing weight on Mounjaro and Ozempic, a major new trial points to one habit that may decide what stays behind.
Cardio Training
How far should you be able to walk in 6 minutes? Distance by age and sex
Your heart and lungs reveal themselves in a flat hallway walk, and the expected distance drops with every decade.
Workout Tips
Forget willpower: This may be the key to making exercise a habit
The reason your exercise routine keeps falling apart might have nothing to do with how strong your character is.
Cardio Training
How far should you be able to run without stopping? Distance sorted by age
Lace up for a mile and a half, and the stopwatch tells you more about your heart than you might think.
Lifting weights for about two hours a week may lower your death risk
Three decades of data on 150,000 adults point to a sweet spot that most people could actually hit.
The 5 best exercises to build bone density after 50, ranked by evidence
You've been told to walk for your bones, but recent trials put that advice up against something stronger.
Want to know how healthy your heart is? This fitness measure could help
You keep tabs on your cholesterol and your blood pressure, but there is a third number cardiologists now want on your chart.
Scientists reveal how fast you need to walk to get a real workout
Count your steps for 15 seconds and you will know instantly whether your walk actually qualifies as exercise.
You don’t have to lose weight to improve your heart health, research suggests
If you carry extra weight, what you do each day may matter more for your heart than the number on the scale.
8 minutes of exercise can lower your blood pressure
You don't need to spend hours at the gym to improve your blood pressure. Research shows that one particular type of exercise can make a significant difference in just a short amount of time.