A new study from South Korea suggests that maintaining or increasing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity over time is associated with lower odds of developing depression and experiencing depressive ...

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

Increasing our level of physical fitness leads to a bigger release of brain-boosting proteins following one session of exercise, a new study led by a UCL researcher has found. The study, published in ...

The researchers studied 337 cognitively unimpaired adults over 4.07 years, finding that remaining sedentary was associated with lower cortical thickness versus doing limited physical activity.

You start a workout routine with genuine enthusiasm, but within weeks you’re finding excuses to skip sessions, feeling unusually tired, or mysteriously losing motivation. You blame laziness or lack of ...

Cycling for just 17 minutes a day could boost your brain — and maybe even ward off dementia, a study suggests. Scientists in the UK tracked 23 overweight adults in their mid-30s and asked half to ...