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.
The ideal morning walk length for better heart health
A short morning walk can be a worthwhile investment in your heart health, but how long should it be?
Running vs. Walking: A Large Study of 48,000 Adults Found an Answer That May Surprise You
Large study shows walking and running deliver nearly identical health protection.
Exercise may not be the key to losing weight, study suggests
New research suggests that exercise is not necessarily the key to losing weight. However, it may play an important role in keeping the weight off.
This Pilates exercise can strengthen your core in minutes
This simple equipment-free exercise can strengthen your body and improve your breathing.
Dark chocolate may help you at the gym – without eating it
Researchers have investigated whether certain scents can influence both performance and appetite during strength training.
Here’s what happens to your body if you do burpees every day
Burpees combine cardio and strength training in a single exercise, but doing them every day comes with both benefits and potential drawbacks.Here are the...