Regular, short bursts of physical activity or exercise can provide sustainable health benefits for those who simply haven’t ...

Maintaining motivation is key to making an exercise routine stick for years, but most people struggle to find what truly ...

Micro-movements and exercise snacking are effective tools to increase physical activity and overcome the barrier to a gym-or-nothing mindset.

The Apple Watch is a handy tool for tracking your exercises. With the device on your wrist, it can monitor your physical activity across an array of supported workouts. There are the basics, such as ...

Today is National Exercise Day, a day to encourage and celebrate physical activity. The sun is out, temperatures are rising and many of us are embracing the outdoors after being cooped up all winter.

The purpose of this Position Stand is to provide an overview of issues critical to understanding the importance of exercise and physical activity in older adult populations. The Position Stand is ...

Regularly engaging in a variety of physical activities such as walking, cycling, and swimming, may be the best way to prolong life span, according to a study published in BMJ Medicine.

Harvard scientists find that exercise variety is good but not too much and only certain types. Take the findings with a grain ...

If you work a full-time job, it can be difficult to find time in the day to get in a workout, which makes scheduling some gym time that much more important if you actually want to break a sweat. But ...

The fitness world has turned workout timing into a religious debate with passionate followers on both sides. Morning warriors swear by their pre-dawn sweat sessions, claiming superior fat burning and ...

New research reveals a compelling link between physical activity and improved memory function. Findings published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity indicate ...

Exercising outdoors in frigid temperatures can be safe for many people, but experts say cold-weather workouts require extra precautions, especially for those with respiratory conditions or heart risks ...