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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

How Many Steps a Day Are Enough? Find the Answer Based on Your Age

Many believe the golden rule for a healthy life is 10,000 steps a day, but this target doesn’t necessarily suit everyone. Here’s how many...