Fitness may be a hobby, but with growing research showing its positive impact on long-term health, more Americans are ...

Every day, we have the opportunity to learn new things. A few days ago, I learned more about primal movement, an exercise style I've seen around in my years of gym-going and YouTube browsing, but ...

Let’s start thinking differently about exercise. Here’s how we know. Animal exercise studies typically run rats for weeks on running wheels. The animals gleefully run every night, sprinting several ...

Decades of evidence shows that exercise leads to healthier, longer lives. Researchers are just starting to work out what it does to cells to reap this reward. When Bente Klarlund Pedersen wakes up in ...

Meeting the demands of working muscles involves nearly every system in the body. The cardiovascular system ramps up heartbeat to move blood to the muscles. The respiratory system replenishes that ...

Functional training is a type of exercise that looks like movements you make in your daily life. It can be helpful for athletic performance, injury prevention, and other everyday fitness tasks.

Aerobic exercise is cardiovascular conditioning that strengthens both your heart and lungs. The word “aerobic” means “with oxygen,” as this kind of exercise is fueled by the oxygen that you get from ...

If you have anemia, exercise can be an excellent way to increase your energy levels and reduce symptoms such as tiredness and weakness. Anemia is a common blood disorder that occurs when your body ...