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Water aerobics is a low-impact workout that helps build strength, burn calories, and relieve stress on the joints. Here are 7 exercises to get you started.

When you’re crunched for time and need to squeeze in a workout, it’s fair to want to get the most out of your effort. But while there’s been an ongoing debate about the merits of aerobic vs. anaerobic ...

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Dr. Kenneth Cooper has played a pivotal role in sparking a fitness revolution and changing the way the world thinks about health and wellness. The Oklahoma City native was a state track champion, but ...

Ask a younger adult about the history of aerobics, and they may be puzzled. After all, the concept of aerobic exercise has always been around for those under 50. Ask someone 50-plus the same question, ...

Aerobic activities and weight training have health benefits on their own, but combining them could have even greater effect when it comes to disease prevention and early death risk. People who lifted ...

In a review of more than 200 clinical trials, scientists have identified which exercise offers the most benefits in relieving the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis in both the short and long term. It's ...

I'm all for trying the latest and greatest trendy workouts. But part of building a fun fitness routine that *also* delivers major results includes going back to basics. I'm talking basics—as in, ...

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 ...