Cardio Training
Walking or running: Which one actually extends your lifespan more?
Once you match calories, the two are much closer than you'd expect.
Cardio Training
How to get more out of your walks
A daily walk can benefit your energy levels, heart health, blood sugar and the body's stress levels, among...
Strength Training
Two strength sessions a week may cut your Alzheimer’s death risk by 27%
The sweet spot is two sessions a week, and it may also cut heart disease risk.
Cardio Training
Can you climb 4 flights of stairs in 60 seconds? Your time may predict your heart disease risk
One staircase test that tells you how your heart is doing.
Exercise
You don’t need to walk 10,000 steps to benefit from your walk
New research shows that several factors may play a role in determining how walking benefits your health.
Cardio Training
Walking or running: Which one actually extends your lifespan more?
Once you match calories, the two are much closer than you'd expect.
Cardio Training
How to get more out of your walks
A daily walk can benefit your energy levels, heart health, blood sugar and the body's stress levels, among...
Strength Training
Two strength sessions a week may cut your Alzheimer’s death risk by 27%
The sweet spot is two sessions a week, and it may also cut heart disease risk.
Cardio Training
Can you climb 4 flights of stairs in 60 seconds? Your time may predict your heart disease risk
One staircase test that tells you how your heart is doing.
Skip scrolling before your workout: It can affect you like 3-4 cigarettes
Social media can affect how well you perform during exercise and in other demanding situations.
Want to strengthen your core after 60? Trainer recommends six exercises
Keeping your stomach firm can become more difficult with age, but doing more abdominal exercises does not necessarily produce the results many people hope for.
Just 2.5 hours of moderate exercise a week may make your brain look nearly a year younger
A 12-month randomized trial in midlife adults put a specific number on that payoff.
Aerobic exercise may outperform every other treatment for chronic knee pain
A large new BMJ review ranked simple aerobic activity above every other exercise type tested.
Resistance bands vs. free weights: which actually builds more muscle?
A new trial in older adults finds elastic bands hold their own against dumbbells.
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.