If you’ve ever been told to “take a deep breath” during a stressful moment, know that this advice isn’t merely a platitude—it’s backed by science. Research shows conscious breathing comes with a host ...

Exercise, in general, is one of the best things you can do for your health: It strengthens your heart and lungs, boosts mood and cognition, and lowers your risk of a bunch of diseases, including type ...

Exercise can slow tumour growth in mice by shifting the body’s metabolism so that muscle cells, rather than cancer cells, take the glucose and grow. A similar process may occur in people. To examine ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Vertigo is an intense ...

A forearm workout is an important part of an overall strength-training routine and is key to improving grip strength. Your forearm—the relatively small section of arm between your wrist and ...

I started running consistently about 10 years ago. I set my sights on the 2016 New York City Marathon and signed up for the New York Road Runner’s 9+1 program the year prior, which requires running ...

A new review of studies found that aerobic exercise reduced pain and improved quality of life for people with knee osteoarthritis. Yoga, tai chi, strength training, and a mix of those exercises were ...

A few months ago, I had never so much as lifted a barbell. However, during a stay at Buchinger Wilhelmi Clinic, I attended a life-changing lecture by Felipe Isidro, professor of physical education and ...

Maintaining healthy shoulders is important for staying independent in older age. These strength and mobility exercises can keep the arms moving well. It’s hard to overstate the importance of the ...

No arm workout is complete without a few exercises for triceps, but that doesn’t mean you need to leave your sweaty prints on every piece of iron in the weight room. In fact, according to top trainers ...

High-intensity interval training is one of the best ways to pack a lot of exercise into a short period of time. HIIT workouts are so efficient because they alternate short bursts of very intense ...

“My secret is that I never get off the sofa,” said no centenarian, ever. But it is worth noting that the world’s oldest people rarely mention punishing fitness regimes, either. Instead, centenarians ...