Physical activity is one of the most powerful health tools people have to improve mood, energy and sleep, even after just a few sessions. But the real superpower of an active lifestyle is what it can ...

I sometimes like to play an exercise game where I work my way through a deck of cards doing however many pushups each card indicates. Face cards are ten, aces 20, for a total of 416. The goal is to ...

It's the universal bargain we strike with ourselves after a long workout: a slice of cake, a "reward" latte, maybe even a "healthy" granola bar that's secretly a sugar bomb. But if you've ever ...

Recently, the variety of exercises has really increased, hasn't it? Yoga, Pilates, I know about Zumba, but Balletone? Darkness fitness? HYROX? Pickleball? There are even things where I think, "What is ...

This will come as a surprise to no one, but exercise is really good for us. But why it works and how it works are far less understood. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores that with Stanford ...

Common knowledge: Exercise is good for you. A little less common, but still pretty common: Exercise is good for your brain. Not very common knowledge but should be: The cascade of beneficial effects ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Scientists and doctors love to joke that exercise is a pretty great drug. But can workouts really compete with ...

We all know that exercise is good for your physical health, and people who struggle with anxiety are often told that they need to relax more. But which is better for reducing panic attack frequency ...

There’s a common misconception that walking is not an intense enough form of exercise, but walking has well-documented physical and mental health benefits. The U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

We are often admonished to exercise. It’s anti-inflammatory—we're told. You’ll have fewer heart attacks and strokes. Fewer tumors. Clearly less Alzheimer’s disease. And you might lose weight and look ...

So why are so few people physically active when the benefits are widely known? As a physical therapist and rehabilitation scientist who studies how to boost movement for people living with chronic ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) As a physical therapist and rehabilitation scientist who studies how to boost movement ...