Research: ‘Exercise may result in a reduction in depressive symptoms', potentially just as much as therapy or medication.

Emerging research suggests women’s cardiovascular systems may respond more strongly to physical activity than men’s, raising ...

Upping your physical activity level may lower your risk of developing neuropsychiatric diseases such as anxiety, depression and dementia, according to new preliminary research. And the protection for ...

Research shows that people who exercise regularly tend to perform better on attention, memory and executive functioning tests ...

Exercise has many healthy benefits, but it only plays a small role in weight loss. Working out makes up about 5% of the energy we burn in a day, according to research. Keeping our bodies running uses ...

When you run, walk, lift weights, do Pilates, or engage in any sort of exercise, your muscles contract. The action of contraction prompts your muscles to release myokines. Those molecules then go all ...

We all know that exercise is good for us. A brisk walk of roughly an hour a day can stave off chronic diseases, including heart or blood vessel issues and Type 2 diabetes. Regular exercise delays ...

You know you should exercise, but you make a solid plan to do it … and then, in the decisive moment, you opt out. Why do many ...

A while ago, a reader emailed me to ask why exercise is good for blood sugar. Read any set of recommendations for how to prevent or manage Type 2 diabetes (the type of diabetes that typically develops ...