A specialized fitness center is helping people with Parkinson's disease manage their symptoms through targeted exercise programs and community support.

An antidote to teenage depression might be found in school gymnasiums and on sports fields, a major new review argues. Supervised exercise programs are associated with significant reductions in ...

A new study offers encouraging news for older adults with chronic respiratory conditions who may struggle to access traditional gym-based rehabilitation programs. Researchers found that pulmonary ...

New research reveals that mind-body exercise, such as tai chi and yoga, surpasses other workouts in reversing frailty and enhancing daily function for seniors, offering a cost-effective strategy for ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say exercise programs at schools can help with childhood obesity. Rob and Julia Campbell/Stocksy Researchers say a school-based physical activity program in Slovenia has ...

The rigors and challenges of spaceflight are remarkably similar to the physical stress cancer patients experiment during chemotherapy and other treatments, according to researchers. For that reason, ...

A 3-year structured exercise program post-chemotherapy improved disease-free and overall survival in stage III or high-risk stage II colon cancer patients. Patients in the exercise program reported ...

Scientists behind a study showing exercise can ease the symptoms of disorders like depression hope working out could one day be prescribed to mental health patients in hospitals. The team behind the ...

When Linda Mullenhour enters the pool, she takes control. All eight members of her class mimic her every move, listening to her verbal commands. “One, two, three, four,” she says, “and we’re going ...

Stroke survivors who completed a group-based aerobic exercise program, like cardiac rehabilitation, significantly improved their endurance and walking capacity regardless of time since stroke. Mixed ...

Integrative oncology combines standard cancer treatments with complementary therapies to manage symptoms and improve ...