Cardio Training
You don’t have to lose weight to improve your heart health, research suggests
If you carry extra weight, what you do each day may matter more for your heart than the number on the scale.
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
You don’t have to lose weight to improve your heart health, research suggests
If you carry extra weight, what you do each day may matter more for your heart than the number on the scale.
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.
Why cold weather might complicates weight loss goals
Colder weather, shorter days, and holiday routines can quietly reshape how much we eat and move.
Beetroot juice helped young swimmers finish faster
A small study hints that a nitrate-rich beetroot shot might help young swimmers finish sprint sets slightly faster.
A small dose of daily movement can give you more energy
Feeling worn down isn’t always about lack of sleep. For many adults, long hours of sitting slowly chip away at their sense of vitality....
Weather has little impact on how many calories you burn
Many runners swear winter miles burn more fat, while others insist summer heat melts calories faster. A Danish researcher explains the truth.
4,000 steps a week may be enough for older adults, study suggests
Even a single day of walking each week may offer surprising health benefits for older adults, according to new research.
Why your body fights back when you try to lose weight
Your body isn’t sabotaging your weight loss, it’s protecting you. Here’s how biology, not willpower, shapes why keeping weight off is so hard.