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.
Breast cancer survivors aged 9 months slower with this weekly exercise habit
In a year-long trial, women who hit that target aged far less on the inside than the women who did not.
Just one wall sit session a week may hold your blood pressure gains for weeks
Researchers tested how far you can scale back a blood pressure routine before the benefits start to fade.
Want a flatter stomach? This Japanese trick only requires a towel
A Japanese trick has attracted considerable attention on social media. It takes just five minutes and requires neither exercise equipment nor a trip to the gym.
New research: How much whole grain may benefit heart health
A large analysis of previous trials has examined what happens in the body when we eat more whole grains.
These everyday chores count as physical activity
Physical activity does not have to take place at the gym or involve going for a run. Several ordinary everyday tasks can also contribute.
Seven days of strength training may shrink your fat cells
A new experiment in obese mice suggests molecular changes inside fat cells begin within a week, long before the scale shifts.