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 ...

Jumping back into intense exercise too quickly after holidays can increase your risk of injury due to lifestyle disruptions.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A while ago, a reader emailed me to ask why exercise is good for blood sugar. Read any set of recommendations for how to prevent or manage Type 2 diabetes (the type of diabetes that typically develops ...

If you have never really exercised or have lost the habit, getting into it can be daunting, but the New Year is a time to ...

If you have depression or anxiety, or if you’re trying to improve your mental health, you might have heard that exercise can help. Maybe you’ve tried it, hoping for the best, and… it didn’t work. That ...

For better health and a longer life span, exercise is more important than weight loss, especially if you are overweight or obese, according to an interesting new review of the relationships among ...

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 ...