Exercise

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Five Good Reasons to Take the Stairs

Every year, on the second Wednesday of January, "Take the Stairs Day" is observed as an initiative to promote a healthier lifestyle – one...