America has an obesity problem. The National Institutes of Health estimates that two in five adults are overweight and one out of every three adults are obese. Though a healthy diet has the biggest ...

Exercise is famously good for the mind and body. But what type of physical activity is best to reduce your risk of a heart attack? Strength training, cardio and stretching are all beneficial for ...

A meta-analysis of 104 studies [1] found that people who engage in aerobic (cardio) exercise feel significantly less anxious than people who engage in no exercise, or nonaerobic exercise. The ...

A new study from Dartmouth College sheds light on how easy to moderate aerobic exercise affects the human mind differently than high-intensity workouts over a full calendar year. This ...

if exercise hasn’t ever been a regular routine, why are the retirement years a good time to start? The benefits of exercise are many. It helps reduce stress, manage weight, stabilize blood sugar ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We know it’s beneficial for our health and most of us do it regularly but what is exercise? To ...

Aerobic exercise, also known as cardio, "involves activities that use large muscle groups rhythmically and continuously, raising the heart and breathing rates," explains Gontang. He says that the word ...