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.
New research suggests you don’t need to exercise every day to stay healthy
If workdays leave no room for the gym, the latest numbers on your Saturday run may change how you plan the week.
New research reveals which type of exercise is best for high blood pressure
Exercise can help lower blood pressure, but some forms of physical activity appear to be more effective than others.A new study suggests that both...
For adults over 70, only one type of exercise cuts fat without shrinking muscle
The option many older adults are told to pick as the gentler one may still come with a quiet cost.
After 70, only one workout burned fat without quietly eating into muscle
Three groups of healthy over-70s hit the gym for six months, and only one came out ahead on both counts.
The same workout may affect men’s and women’s livers differently
Researchers watched the same workout play out inside the body in two very different ways, depending on sex.
How to get more exercise into your daily routine
Exercise does not always require a trip to the gym or a large amount of time in your schedule.Small changes to your daily routine...