A lengthy walk can be a step in the right direction when you have concerns about your memory. A new long-term study indicates that getting up from your chair and moving around for a portion of the day ...

Exercise is known to reduce cancer risk — but that doesn’t have to mean hard-core gym sessions or long runs. A new study led by Oxford researchers reveals that casual walking and other light-intensity ...

Super-agers have the memory and focus on people decades younger. A neurologist said he's on track to be one with a ...

A new study reveals how many daily steps will lower your risk of developing dementia and scientists explain why exercise has ...

A widely prescribed diabetes drug may be sabotaging one of the most trusted strategies for preventing the disease: exercise.

What: In a prospective cohort study of more than 85,000 adults in the United Kingdom, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and University of Oxford found that individuals who engaged ...

A 'weekend warrior' approach to physical activity -- getting 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity over one to two days instead of throughout the week -- improved health and lowered ...

It’s generally accepted that exercise is a key element of losing weight. But this long-held view has been called into question in recent years – with no shortage of articles and podcasts claiming it’s ...

Some Air Force commanders are rolling out daily workouts at units where fitness has traditionally been on the back burner.

People at heightened risk of Alzheimer’s disease may be able to slow their cognitive decline by taking more daily steps, a ...

Delhi-based cardiologist Dr. Shailesh Singh recently highlighted how everyday choices reveal the mindset of heart patients.

Being physically active for one to two days a week, often called a "weekend warrior," may provide comparable health and life-prolonging benefits as smaller doses of daily physical activity if the ...