A Few Minutes of Hard Exercise May Slash Your Risk for Diseases, Study Says

A new study published March 30 in the European Heart Journal looked at links between vigorous exercise and the risk of ...

How I went from dreading exercise to enjoying it

This article was reviewed by Mike Bohl, MD. For the past decade or so, I’ve genuinely enjoyed going to the gym. I know, I ...

Exercise can lower Alzheimer’s risk. Scientists may have discovered why.

In an ambitious study, memory and learning abilities improved substantially after exercise among mice with a form of the ...

An Exercise Physiologist Explains the Flawed Relationship Between VO2 Max and Bodyweight

First, it helps to understand the difference between the two common ways physiologists report VO2 max. Relative VO2 max takes ...
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Researchers are learning more about why exercise is linked to health benefits

Researchers at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke recently used gene editing technology to learn ...

Cardiologist Adds Trendy Exercise Class to Her Routine, an 'Extra Advantage' for Longevity

Exercise is famously healthy, but you may get an extra health benefit by doing a variety of workouts. Cardiologist reveals ...

Exercise harder—not just longer—to reduce risk of disease and death, says study

People who get just a few minutes of vigorous activity daily are less likely to develop eight major diseases, including arthritis, heart disease and dementia, according to research published in the ...