Physical activity doesn’t need to be intense or lengthy to reap the mood-boosting benefits — including lowering the risk of depression.

Exercise reprograms molecular pathways in the body, offering new clues for future disease prevention and treatment. For years, it has been well established that regular exercise builds strength, ...

Lie flat on your stomach with your arms above your head and legs extended. Raise your arms and legs above your head and hold ...

Basketball provides a complete workout for the body. Experts highlight its benefits for heart health and fat burning. The ...

With the same amount of exercise, women experience a three-fold reduction in their risk of death from heart disease compared ...

Build strength, bone density, and metabolism after 45 with six key moves: squats, pushups, bridges, planks, rows, step ups.

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

Exercise raises total energy use instead of saving energy elsewhere. Every move counts as the body keeps burning even at rest ...

New research suggests that exercise may not just make us feel younger—it could actually slow or even reverse the body’s molecular clock. By looking at DNA markers of aging, scientists found that ...

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

When we lose weight, our resting energy expenditure decreases by more than you would expect for the amount of weight lost.

For women, a significant sign of exercising too much is the loss of a regular menstrual cycle. “The menstrual cycle changes ...