Q: What can I add to my daily routine to improve my fitness and longevity without a huge time commitment? Joan, a 64-year-old patient, came into my office frustrated. She was walking every day, ...

Research tracking thousands of adults found that staying fit lowered mortality and liver disease risk among drinkers—though rising alcohol use still took a toll. Emerging research suggests that people ...

A study exploring the mechanisms behind why cognitive performance improves in response to exercise, has found that dopamine plays a key role. A study exploring the mechanisms behind why cognitive ...

The basic principle of weight loss is straightforward: if you consume fewer calories than you burn, you’ll lose weight. In practice though, this isn’t usually so easy or simple. Alongside counting ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Kevin Murach, an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville who previously received a multimillion-dollar National Institutes of Health grant to study the impact ...

Few summer activities are as popular as cycling. Whether you're going for a leisurely ride along a city bike trail, hopping on a mountain bike to practice stunts and explore nature or using your ...

It's been well known for many decades that exercise provides many benefits to our health. But a new scientific consortium is revealing new insights into just how profound exercise can be for the human ...

If you don't have a lot of time to devote to exercise, compound exercises are an efficient way to get the most out of your workout. Merriam-Webster defines "compound" as "something formed by a union ...

If you're lucky enough to live in a place where you can play golf all year, we salute you. For most of us, however, this is the time of the year where the clubs get shelved and the gym membership gets ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. When it comes to staying active, the biggest challenge often ...

The benefits of exercise are so great that if it were a drug, it would be a miracle cure. But what is the optimal dose for better health: are people who run ultramarathons, lift weights every day or ...