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.
Resistance training can reduce the risk of heart attacks by 44 percent
Many people associate a healthy heart with running, cycling, or other forms of cardiovascular exercise, but new research suggests that strength training may also play an important role.
Want bigger arms? New research points to a simple approach
A new study looked at whether beginners need more exercises or extra training sets to gain muscle. The findings point to a surprisingly simple approach.
Why most people struggle to stick with exercise
New research suggests that lasting fitness habits depend less on willpower and more on how exercise makes you feel in the moment.
What your body goes through during a marathon
A marathon places enormous demands on the body, affecting everything from the heart and lungs to the muscles and energy stores. Over the course...
This method helps you burn more calories on your walk
A new method is making ordinary walks more effective. The goal is to burn more calories without going to the gym.
Two strength indicators could predict early death risk, study finds
A new study suggests that two simple strength tests may be linked to a longer life expectancy in older women.