Regular physical activity contributes to a child’s physical development and promotes overall well-being. It may help if parents and caregivers can encourage them in active play, playground activities, ...

Decades of evidence shows that exercise leads to healthier, longer lives. Researchers are just starting to work out what it does to cells to reap this reward. When Bente Klarlund Pedersen wakes up in ...

The intensity of physical activity is considered an important but so far vaguely defined health factor. The WHO assumes that one minute of intense exercise is equivalent to two minutes of moderate ...

A straightforward end-of-year exercise to cut through the December rush, identify your wins, and carry key lessons into the ...

Despite our best intentions, we can struggle to be physically active. For every one of us who has no intention to exercise, there are two of us who want to exercise and don't 1. We purchase gym ...

A flashback is a past incident recurring vividly in the mind. When one has been around a long time, there are more situations that bring back past situations and/or experiences. Almost 20 years ago, I ...

David A. Sinclair is a Professor in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. FM: To start out, you study aging and longevity — why ...