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.
Study of 147,000 people reveals the ideal amount of strength training for a longer life
Harvard researchers followed health workers for three decades, and the sweet spot they found may be smaller than your current routine.
Is running bad for your knees? Here is what the evidence actually says
The fear is everywhere, but the biggest review on the question came to a surprising conclusion about who ends up with worn joints.
Heart rate recovery by age: What your number says about your heart
The pulse count sixty seconds after you stop sweating may say more about your heart than your resting rate does.
What happens to your body in the first month of lifting weights after 50
The first weeks after you pick up a dumbbell past 50 bring real changes, and the earliest hides where nobody looks.
Does stretching before a workout prevent injuries? Here’s what the evidence shows
You've done it before every run or lift for years, and the latest expert review of all the trials has a surprise about what it actually does for you.
After 25 minutes of sitting, your muscles may quietly start to clock out
The giveaway isn't fatigue or stiffness, but something your legs do under the table that you cannot feel at all.