Most of us hear the same advice: move more, eat less fat. Exercise can trim body fat, build muscle, and strengthen the heart. It also raises cardiorespiratory fitness, which is often tracked by how ...

Exercise is known to have many benefits when it comes to cognitive function—such as improving memory and concentration skills. Research shows this is true for people in many different age groups, and ...

To be healthy, conventional wisdom tells us to exercise and limit fatty foods. Exercise helps us lose weight and build muscle. It makes our hearts stronger and boosts how we take in and use oxygen for ...

There are many benefits to working out beyond what someone can see. Working out can decrease mortality, improve heart, mental and physical health and overall performance. Jill Barnes, an assistant ...

Research tracking thousands of adults found that staying fit lowered mortality and liver disease risk among drinkers—though ...

Can’t commit to 150 minutes of exercise weekly? Five minutes of exercise daily, especially if you’re not active, can benefit your health, a new study found.

Adults who did regular aerobic exercise for a year had brains that appeared about one year younger on MRI scans than people ...

This is a shame, because regular exercise is really beneficial. It can control high blood pressure, improve mental health and reduce falls among older adults. A review of 187 randomized controlled ...

AMES, Iowa – People with less consistent brain blood flow patterns may be at greater risk of dementia and cerebrovascular disease. To explore whether regular aerobic exercise can help, researchers at ...

Women who strength train tend to live longer, thanks to reduced risk of death from all causes, including fatal cardiovascular events. Strength training also staves off age-related muscle and bone ...

Most of us know the feeling of lacing up our running shoes, dragging ourselves to the gym or diving into a pool of water and wondering how much bang we're really getting for our buck. Whether aiming ...