America has an obesity problem. The National Institutes of Health estimates that two in five adults are overweight and one out of every three adults are obese. Though a healthy diet has the biggest ...

Should you go all in on walking—or switch up your workouts during the week? A new study compares the longevity benefits of various types of popular exercises.

Running, cycling, HIIT, and jumping rope are all examples of cardio exercise proven to improve cholesterol profiles. Weight lifting, whether at a gym with machines or at home with your bodyweight, can ...

Just an additional five minutes of daily exercise could potentially extend your lifespan. New research has shown that this ...

What comes to mind when you think about exercise? For example: What types of physical activities do you imagine (e.g., walking/running, using a cardio machine, weightlifting, yoga classes, etc.,)?

Regularly doing a mix of different types of physical activity may be best for prolonging the lifespan, but the associations ...

Though bodybuilders and runners usually take different approaches towards physical fitness, each gets something positive out of their efforts. "The most important exercise for each person is the ...

He and his colleagues have found that even five- to 10-minute bursts of an exercise with an intensity like running, and as ...

A study shows that, in the most sedentary people, small amounts of activity are linked to significant health benefits ...

Aerobic exercise, also known as cardio, "involves activities that use large muscle groups rhythmically and continuously, raising the heart and breathing rates," explains Gontang. He says that the word ...