Today is National Exercise Day, a day to encourage and celebrate physical activity. The sun is out, temperatures are rising and many of us are embracing the outdoors after being cooped up all winter.

As an exercise scientist, I understand the importance of physical activity. Despite my expertise in physical activity and public health, I have had large increases in sedentary behavior and decreases ...

Physical activity is a major component to nearly all weight-loss plans. This week Amy Sutherlin, HealthPoint Fitness manager, and Laura Morningstar, clinical coordinator HealthPoint Plaza, answer ...

Worldwide, 1.4 billion adults are insufficiently active, with one in three women and one in four men not engaging in adequate physical activity. In fact, there has been no improvement in physical ...

If an older adult could use encouragement to get moving, there are various ways to help motivate them or make exercise seem more appealing. In its Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, the ...

There’s no shortcut to physical activity, and no replacement for the benefits it brings. While there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to exercise, women have the power to choose how they move their ...

There are a number of thing one can do to stay heart healthy and avoid heart disease. Experts have these five tips to keep your ticker properly ticking. As the folks at the Centers for Disease Control ...

During National Nutrition Month, get tips on how to build nutritious meals without overspending.

Physical activity reduces chronic disease risks, improves function, and extends lifespan, thus supporting clinicians’ use of exercise prescriptions as a health intervention, new research suggests. A ...

As a psychologist working with both flight students and flight personnel, I’m often asked about ways to improve cognitive performance. Students generally want to perform as well as possible in ...

Encouraging Physical Activity is one of the ways Live HealthSmart Alabama supports healthy choices. As one of our program’s four keys, we work to make physical activity more accessible through ...