Exercise
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.
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.
Exercise
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.
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.
Zone 2 cardio isn’t the mitochondrial upgrade influencers promised, new review finds
A 2025 review of 167 studies concludes the evidence doesn't back Zone 2 as the best pace for metabolic health.
How much you should squat and deadlift at every age, from a study of 809,986 lifts
Researchers mined nearly a million competition lifts to chart strength norms across every adult age.
More fitness experts are recommending a different path to a flatter stomach
Experts say building a stronger core may require a different approach than endless crunches.
One weekly 75-minute interval walk cuts belly fat as well as three shorter sessions
A Hong Kong trial in 315 adults with central obesity backs the once-a-week approach.
Experts debunk the biggest myth about sore muscles
Experts say the soreness you feel after a workout isn't always a sign you're getting stronger.
The 6-minute walking test: See how you compare in your 60s, 70s or 80s
A hallway, a stopwatch and six minutes reveal more about aerobic age than most gym tests.