SWEARING during exercise can make you stronger by stopping you from holding back, say scientists. A study found those using ...

Upping your physical activity level may lower your risk of developing neuropsychiatric diseases such as anxiety, depression and dementia, according to new preliminary research. And the protection for ...

Exercise has many healthy benefits, but it only plays a small role in weight loss. Working out makes up about 5% of the energy we burn in a day, according to research. Keeping our bodies running uses ...

Outdoor exercise offers benefits that go beyond physical conditioning. Natural environments positively influence mood and ...

"Exercise is good for your health" is a well-known phrase, but few people can clearly explain how and why it benefits the human body." A joint research team, led by Dr. Yong Ryoul Yang of the Aging ...

Short, consistent workouts can improve fitness, reduce stress, and make exercise easier to maintain long term.

When you run, walk, lift weights, do Pilates, or engage in any sort of exercise, your muscles contract. The action of contraction prompts your muscles to release myokines. Those molecules then go all ...

We all know that exercise is good for us. A brisk walk of roughly an hour a day can stave off chronic diseases, including heart or blood vessel issues and Type 2 diabetes. Regular exercise delays ...

It’s no secret that regular exercise is great for the body and the brain. Scientific studies have shown, time and time again, that physical activity has both short and long-term cognitive benefits, ...

Ankle circles are an easy-to-do exercise that can be done at any time, but doing them before bed can do wonders for your ...

Doing less exercise could deactivate a vital protein in the body, causing further inactivity and making exercise more difficult, new research suggests. Deactivating the Piezo1 protein, a blood flow ...

Not only is it possible to exercise if you're undergoing or have recently finished treatment for breast cancer, but being active can go a long way toward improving your health and helping you cope ...