Right, before we get going, a disclaimer: exercise is one of the most powerful ways to take control of your health. Not only can it prevent heart disease, strokes, metabolic [...]
One of those too-good-to-be-true health headlines has been making the rounds recently. “Dashing for the bus could protect against osteoporosis,” as the Daily Mail put [...]
Numerous studies have shown that physical exercise seems beneficial in the prevention of cognitive impairment and dementia in old age. Now researchers at Goethe University [...]
Can you lose weight without exercising? Plenty of sweat-averse dieters out there sure hope so. And who hasn’t heard that whole “weight loss is 80 percent diet, 20 [...]
The following story is excerpted from TIME’s special edition, The Science of Exercise, which is available at Amazon. Dr. Dena Oaklander, a psychiatry resident—who also [...]
Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone in the body and well-known supplement to help improve our sleep patterns. Inadequate sleep can interfere with optimal body function [...]
Vacations are good for your body and soul, but if you associate travel with nonstop eating, it’s time to adjust your thinking. You can go on vacation without gaining [...]
Meet your body fat’s new worst enemy: the best total-body workout you can squeeze into your day in just 10 minutes. You can do this versatile workout in the gym or at home, [...]
Ab workouts are really important because a strong core has been linked to injury prevention, improved runner form, and better balance. And when it comes to ab workouts for [...]
It can be seriously frustrating to hit the gym over and over again, only to see zero weight-loss results. Heaps of research hint that eating habits are the most critical [...]