A study shows that, in the most sedentary people, small amounts of activity are linked to significant health benefits ...

Not exercising enough can cause weight gain, lower energy levels, and increased risk of disease. Learn more about the ...

Your fitness tracker might be telling you that you need 10,000 steps, 30 minutes of cardio or even an hour at the gym every ...

Two new studies have found that small improvements in day-to-day life can have substantial impacts on life expectancy.

Middle-aged women who did many short bursts of vigorous-intensity exercise — amounting to as little as 3 min/d — had a 45% lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular events, reported investigators.

A comprehensive guide from beyondMD shows how moderate aerobic work, strength training, and daily movement support ...

Not everyone has time for an hour in the gym each day. A new research says, adding just a few extra minutes of walking or ...

Taking the stairs is a form of NEAT, or non-exercise activity thermogenesis. (Getty Images) Maybe it’s been a while since you’ve been to the gym or had an hour to kill in yoga class. But that doesn’t ...

He and his colleagues have found that even five- to 10-minute bursts of an exercise with an intensity like running, and as ...

Zone zero exercise is defined as ultra-low-intensity activity with minimal effort - hardly enough to noticeably raise the ...

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 ...