In addition, regular activity can lower blood pressure, improve sleep and reduce the risk of being diagnosed with many types ...

Sleep is as important as exercise for health, new research emphasizes, advising that we first need proper rest in order to ...

Exercise has been shown to boost cognition immediately and over the long-term, as well as helping to prevent a number of ...

Exercise lowers blood pressure by making the heart stronger and increasing the elasticity of blood vessels. It can also help lower the risk of heart disease.

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 ...

Restful sleep could be a few squats away. Participating in evening exercise could help promote better rest at night, according to new research published in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise ...

A new study suggests that more intense physical activity can deliver the same health benefits as moderate-intensity activities like brisk walking in a fraction of the time. Harry Bullmore speaks to le ...

Resistance exercise ‘activity breaks’ at night may improve sleep length, suggest the findings of a small comparative study published in the open access journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.

Taking the stairs is a form of NEAT, or non-exercise activity thermogenesis. (Getty Images) Maybe it’s been a while since you’ve been to the gym or had an hour to kill in yoga class. But that doesn’t ...

When we think of weight-loss strategies, logging plenty of exercise is often top of mind. But what if working out isn’t an ...

Background Clinical guidelines recommend pregnant women without contraindication engage in regular physical activity. This is based on extensive evidence demonstrating the safety and benefits of ...

Ever since high school, Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky has blurred the line between jock and nerd. After working out every morning and doing 200 push-ups, he runs three miles to his lab at McMaster University ...