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.
Two hours of weights each week may cut your diabetes risk by more than a quarter
A 19-year Harvard-led study of more than 143,000 US adults found a striking link between weekly strength work and lower diabetes risk.
Cold plunges are everywhere right now: what the evidence actually shows for your body
A rigorous look at what cold water immersion actually does to your body.
Just 5 extra minutes of exercise a day could prevent 1 in 10 early deaths
Lancet meta-analysis of 135,000 adults links tiny daily activity boosts to fewer early deaths.
How hard should your workout be? Target heart rate zones sorted by age
A simple formula and one number on your wrist tell you if your workout counts.
Skip the elevator: Taking the stairs linked to lower mortality
A new study suggests that a common everyday activity may be associated with a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.
How many squats should you be able to do? Norms sorted by age and sex
A simple test of your lower-body strength, with an age-banded scorecard.