Don’t overdo it, but light exercise can help with minor illness
Don’t overdo it, but light exercise can help with minor illness
March 07, 2025Don’t overdo it, but light exercise can help with minor illness
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March 06, 2025Resistance training is the right way to tire your brain and body for better sleep, according to a study
March 04, 2025Here’s how I learned to enjoy running after only a month of practice
March 02, 2025Early research suggests why exercise is so protective against brain disease
February 27, 2025You know you should develop a regular exercise routine, but you lack motivation
February 22, 2025For many of us, those New Year's resolutions come a bit too soon after we've spent several weeks becoming reacquainted with our couch. Health and mobility coach Dana Santas gives you a break by showing four exercises that all start and end while sitting in front of the television.
January 27, 2025Going to the gym to lose weight? New research says you might want to rethink that plan. A Duke University study found that people who exercise regularly burn about the same number of daily calories as those who rarely leave their desks. This proves that there’s no link between exercise and weight loss. In his research, Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary anthropologist at Duke University, discovered that hunter-gatherers from Tanzania’s Hadza tribe, despite their highly active lifestyle, burn roughly the same number of daily calories as sedentary office workers in the United States when accounting for body size. “That was unexpected,”
December 02, 2024No gym membership, fancy equipment, and barely enough time to check your email might sound like barriers to getting fit, but a science-backed seven-minute workout has been proving otherwise for over a decade. According to its developer and recent research, a workout routine lasting just seven minutes has shown consistent fitness benefits over the past decade, proving effective for both beginners and experienced exercisers. The “7-Minute Workout,” created by exercise physiologist Chris Jordan, combines familiar calisthenics performed for 30 seconds each, followed by five-second rest periods. The routine requires only a chair and wall space. “Each exercise should feel like
January 31, 2025Women in the United States are exercising far less than men, with only 33% meeting weekly aerobic activity goals compared to 43% of men, a large study of 400,000 Americans has found. Health experts warn that the exercise gap can pose serious risks to women’s long-term health and quality of life. The study reveals a troubling pattern that crosses age groups and demographics, reflecting deeper social issues about how women spend their time. A key factor driving this disparity is the uneven distribution of household duties and family care responsibilities that often fall to women. Neha
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January 10, 2025Hate running, or even the idea of running? Me too, until I started hacking it
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December 17, 2024Hers shares science-backed ways to maintain fitness this holiday season.
December 11, 2024It’s long been known that exercise helps maintain strength and agility as we age. New research points to the importance of exercise type in supporting cognitive health in the latest decades of life.
September 25, 2023Both high- and moderate-intensity exercise provides similar overall health benefits.
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July 19, 2024Athletes have different gut microbiomes compared with the general population. Some of these microbes are thought to improve endurance and recovery by optimizing the cell’s powerhouses.
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