Exercise

How Tabata Training Improves VO2 Max and Cardio Fitness

Discover how just four minutes of supramaximal interval training can trigger powerful cardiovascular, metabolic, and psychological adaptations that rival longer traditional workouts.

Exerkines Explained: The Exercise Molecules That Prevent Chronic Disease

The Effect of Sedentism on Mental Wellbeing

Does Exercise Slow Parkinson's Disease Progression?

How to Reduce Muscle Soreness After Training

How to Safely Return to Exercise After Prolonged Physical Inactivity

Where Did 10,000 Steps a Day Come From?

Do I Need to Take my Makeup off Before Exercising?

The Importance of Core Strength for Overall Fitness

How Much Physical Activity Do Children Need?

Positive Effects of Exercise on the Brain

The Safest Way for Beginners to Start Exercising, According to Science

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Exercise

What are the Health Benefits of Weight Training?

Just 30 minutes of exercise each day can lower heart disease risk

Does Exercise Help or Worsen Migraines?

Mental Health Disorders, Weight Gain, and Exercise

Chronic Kidney Disease Patients and Exercise

How Much Exercise is Too Much? Signs of Exercise Addiction

Types of sensors in wearable fitness trackers

Somatic Exercise: A Guide to Restoring Body Awareness

Is it Safe to Exercise During Pregnancy?

How Do Your Body and Mind Change When You Start Running?

Should You Exercise With Osteoarthritis?

Why You Should Exercise in the Morning

Exercises for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC)

How do wearable fitness trackers measure steps?

Promoting Sounder Sleep in Older Adults

How Exercise Improves Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being

Tips on choosing a wearable fitness tracker

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Exercise

At-Home Physiotherapy Exercises for Multiple Sclerosis

Latest Exercise News and Research

Sugary chewing gum may temporarily enhance beetroot's blood pressure benefits

For the first time, researchers at King's College London have discovered a link between chewing sugary gum after consuming vegetables high in nitrate, such as beetroot, spinach and kale, on lowering blood pressure.

18 Jun 2026

Fish oil supplements show little benefit for Alzheimer's prevention

Americans spend more than $1 billion annually on fish oil supplements, in part due to purported cognitive benefits from the omega-3 fatty acids they contain, essential nutrients that help form brain cell connections needed for cognition.

18 Jun 2026

Study links menopause and hormone therapy status to modifiable health behaviors

Menopause is associated with a number of adverse health effects, some of which can be mitigated by an array of modifiable health behaviors (MHBs), including diet, exercise, and sleep duration.

18 Jun 2026

Onion-loving gene linked to lower diabetes and blood pressure risk

Imagine if a doctor could look at your DNA and predict not just your disease risk, but also which foods you're drawn to – and whether those cravings are quietly protecting you.

17 Jun 2026

Resistance training reduces major heart disease risk for active women

Women who lift weights may have a lower risk of major heart disease, especially when combined with aerobic exercise, according to a new study published today in JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology.

17 Jun 2026

Age-related muscle loss linked to increased tumor growth

Duke-NUS scientists have discovered that aging muscle may contribute to cancer growth by releasing fewer extracellular vesicles, tiny particles that cells use to communicate with one another.

16 Jun 2026

Semaglutide, omega-3s and diet shift epigenetic aging clocks in human studies

A systematic review identified 41 human studies evaluating interventions targeting next-generation DNA methylation-based aging clocks. Pharmaceutical, lifestyle, supplement, clinical, and psychosocial interventions shifted some clock outputs, but these biomarkers remain investigational rather than proven clinical surrogates.

16 Jun 2026

Short-chain oat fiber helps steady glucose and ease gut symptoms in pilot trial

A 14-day open-label pilot study in 63 healthy adults found that short-chain oat fiber was well tolerated at doses up to 20 g/day and was associated with improved gastrointestinal symptom scores.

14 Jun 2026

Testosterone benefits older men with T2D risk when combined with lifestyle changes

Testosterone treatment may improve body composition, glucose metabolism and sexual desire in some older men at high risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but the benefits require engagement in a lifestyle program, according to a study being presented Saturday at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.

14 Jun 2026

Physical activity declines after starting GLP-1 obesity treatments

Adults with obesity losing weight with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist medications significantly decreased their physical activity, which is essential to protect muscle, according to a study being presented Saturday at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.

14 Jun 2026

Trial finds prunes do not outperform calcium and vitamin D for male bone density

A one-year randomized trial found that daily prune supplementation did not improve total or lumbar spine bone mineral density in older men susceptible to, or with, osteopenia. Although some bone turnover biomarkers differed between prune and control groups, these changes did not translate into measurable bone density benefits beyond calcium and vitamin D3 supplementation.

11 Jun 2026

Oral GLP-1 drug elecoglipron helps adults lose up to 11.8% body weight

Once-daily oral elecoglipron produced dose-dependent weight loss in adults with obesity or overweight without diabetes, with mean reductions reaching 10.5% at 26 weeks and 11.8% at 36 weeks in the highest-dose weekly-titration group. The phase 2 trial found no evidence of a weight-loss plateau by 36 weeks, while gastrointestinal adverse events were common but generally manageable.

11 Jun 2026