Spending time outdoors can work wonders for both your mind and body. Nature provides simple, accessible ways to reduce stress ...

Lack of exercise among adolescents affects more than just their physical condition. It turns out that the problem is complex, ...

A UBC research team has revealed substantial, ongoing inequities in how sex and gender are represented in exercise physiology ...

If you think that fitting in exercise to fight stress is just another stressor, think again. Working in short periods of ...

Routine exercise lowers blood pressure by strengthening the heart, increasing the number and elasticity of blood vessels, and reducing cholesterol and blood sugar levels that can damage arteries. By ...

Objectives This study aimed to determine the association between progression and mortality in individuals with stage 1 cancer and their recorded physical activity before the diagnosis of the cancer.

A little exercise, even at an older age, does a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to reducing the risks of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease, according to results from a new study. Among ...

If some days it’s easier to reach your step goals than others, you may still be protecting yourself against cardiovascular disease and early death, according to a new study. For women older than 60 in ...

Background Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) often reduce their physical activity due to concerns about sudden cardiac death. However, objective data on activity patterns in HCM, ...

Aging is inevitable, but how fast your cells age isn't set in stone. On a molecular level, biological age is measured using something called the epigenetic clock, which isn't tied to chronological age ...

Objectives To investigate associations of the ‘weekend warrior’ physical activity pattern with mild dementia. Methods Participants in the Mexico City Prospective Study were surveyed from 1998 to 2004 ...

All-cause mortality is significantly lower across physical activity groups compared with inactive participants (adjusted hazard ratios, 0.90, 0.79, and 0.83 for insufficiently active, weekend warriors ...