Recently I wrote about the idea that we live in a “toxic environment,” which provides easy access to high-calorie, unhealthy, inexpensive food and promotes physical inactivity. The focus then was ...

People who get just a few minutes of vigorous activity daily are less likely to develop eight major diseases, including arthritis, heart disease and dementia, according to research published in the ...

During vigorous physical activity, the kind that makes you feel out of breath, your body responds in powerful ways. Your heart pumps more efficiently, your blood vessels become more flexible, and your ...

Younger women and those with normal BMI who met certain thresholds for weekly moderate-intensity physical activity ...

New research suggests the body may limit how many calories you burn in a workout—helping explain why weight loss is often ...

A proposal to mandate daily physical activity in public schools squeaked through the Missouri House on Thursday after the legislation's sponsor promised major changes in the Senate.

The field of exercise physiology has traditionally focused on understanding the physiological responses and adaptations to physical activity, including ...

In an ambitious study, memory and learning abilities improved substantially after exercise among mice with a form of the ...

Researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that helps explain why exercise remains so effective in maintaining muscle ...

A combination of very small lifestyle changes could offer significant cardiovascular health benefits, a recent study suggests ...

Sedentary behavior – long periods of sitting, lying down or reclining – is linked to major risk factors for dementia. Active ...