Exercise is like medicine for the heart, and just like with medication, you need the right "dose" for it to be effective.

Men needed to do roughly nine hours of exercise to see a 30% reduction in their heart disease risk – while women only needed to do around four hours.

New research reveals that men need twice as much exercise as women to prevent heart disease. The study shows that women ...

“Physiologically, circulating estrogen levels are much higher in females than in males, and estrogen can promote body fat ...

According to new research, men may need to exercise twice as much as women to lower their chances of getting coronary heart ...

Further analysis showed that women were able to lower their heart risk with smaller amounts of exercise than men were. To ...

Pittsburgh researchers develop a genetic tool that detects hidden risks for high LDL cholesterol, aiding early prevention of heart attacks and strokes.

For women in this group, around four hours of exercise per week decreased their risk of heart disease by 30 percent. Men in ...

Taking one or two longer walks each day could do more for your heart than squeezing in a few short strolls throughout the day ...

Adults who walk for longer periods, defined as longer than 10 minutes, had substantially lower risks of cardiovascular ...

“Exercise doesn’t have to mean an hour at the gym. It can be three minutes here and five minutes there,” says Dr. Grant.

A new study found that a longer daily walk may provide greater heart and longevity benefits compared to multiple shorter ...