In the meantime, there are other tricks you can try to make workouts feel easier. Studies show that listening to music, ...

Exercise might be the most poorly marketed health product in history. For example, one of the famous early exercise role models in the U.S. was Jim Fixx. A former smoker, in the 1980s he converted to ...

To build a better brain, just exercise. That’s the message of two important new studies of how physical activity changes our minds. In one, scientists delved into the lives, DNA and cognition of ...

Working out—it builds muscle, endurance, strengthens your heart, helps your brain, and just 30 minutes three to four times a week can add years to your life. But if just thinking about going to the ...

When I gave workshops on weight control, I sometimes referred to exercise as “The E Word.” Many of the participants had bad feelings about their attempts to exercise. If I just mentioned the word ...

Research shows that engaging in physical activity that boosts cognitive reserve can minimize the effects of dementia by increasing the mind's resistance to age-related damage to the brain. A new ...

Decades of research has found that exercise is helpful for overall health and fitness, doing everything from lowering your risk of heart disease to helping you sleep better. According to a new study, ...