--- title: This Week in Health: Wash Your Hands, Learn to Love Exercise description: This week in health there were stories on how to love exercise and the superbug MRSA. canonical: https://time.com/4799749/intense-exercise-workout-mrsa/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-01T15:55:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:58:47.750Z article:section: Health og:title: This Week in Health: How to Make Yourself Love Exercise og:description: This week in health there were stories on how to love exercise and the superbug MRSA. og:url: https://time.com/4799749/intense-exercise-workout-mrsa/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaa17121a0c28e17/6988c13d0b72e3ea5f6ed310/time-health-stock-sweat-5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: time-health-stock og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Week in Health: How to Make Yourself Love Exercise twitter:description: This week in health there were stories on how to love exercise and the superbug MRSA. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaa17121a0c28e17/6988c13d0b72e3ea5f6ed310/time-health-stock-sweat-5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Week in Health: How to Make Yourself Love Exercise by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Jun 1, 2017 3:55 PM UTC  Sweaty shoulder of woman doing fitness workout Sweaty shoulder of woman doing fitness workoutGetty Images by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Jun 1, 2017 3:55 PM UTC What kind of exercise is best for your health? The [kind you enjoy doing](http://time.com/4796079/exercise-fitness-motivation/)—even if it’s easy, found an encouraging new study. Here’s what else caught our attention in health news this week. (Sign up for the [TIME Health newsletter](http://time.com/newsletter-health) for more.) ## [You Asked: Is intense exercise better for your health?](http://time.com/4798459/intense-exercise-workout/) No surprise here: A tough, sweaty workout is great for you. But easy exercise may actually offer more bang for your burn. ## [Washing hands in cold water works as well as hot against germs](http://time.com/4800412/wash-hands-cold-water/)  Mixed race woman washing her hands Getty Images A new study clears up a long-standing myth about kitchen and bathroom hygiene: that the water must be hot to work. ## [A MRSA infection cost me $300,000—and nearly killed me](http://time.com/4797815/mrsa-superbug-bacteria/) Chris Linaman survived a severe infection of the bacteria MRSA, which occurs most frequently in healthcare settings. This is his story. ## [How to make yourself love exercise](http://time.com/4796079/exercise-fitness-motivation/)  Getty Images Does exercise turn you off? A simple shift in mindset can make you happier and healthier, experts say. ## [How dads treat their daughters differently than sons](http://time.com/4793295/fathers-parenting-daughters-sons/) Fathers use different language and behaviors when parenting daughters than sons, new research shows. ## [Want to lose weight? You should stop counting calories](http://time.com/4799241/weight-loss-stop-counting-calories/)  Danny Kim for TIME No more meal math: Eating high-quality foods—including plenty of fat—is the new golden rule of healthy eating. ## [Household chemicals can harm thyroid function in young girls](http://time.com/4799330/household-chemicals-phthalates-thyroid-girls/)  Getty Images A new study adds to warnings about exposure of phthalates, which are found in household items including shampoos, perfumes, nail polish, plastic toys, house building materials and more. ## [Teens and older women are delaying motherhood](http://time.com/4795766/teen-birth-rate-historic-low/) The teen birth rate hits a historic low, while the rate of older moms rises, according to new government data. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4799749/intense-exercise-workout-mrsa/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4799749/intense-exercise-workout-mrsa/"},"headline":"This Week in Health: How to Make Yourself Love Exercise","datePublished":"2017-06-01T15:55:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:58:47.750Z","description":"This week in health there were stories on how to love exercise and the superbug MRSA.","url":"https://time.com/4799749/intense-exercise-workout-mrsa/","keywords":["this week in health","Exercise","motherhood","Weight loss","Bacteria","Workout","chemicals","superbugs","mrsa","phthalates","Superbug","calorie"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaa17121a0c28e17/6988c13d0b72e3ea5f6ed310/time-health-stock-sweat-5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaa17121a0c28e17/6988c13d0b72e3ea5f6ed310/time-health-stock-sweat-5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"time-health-stock","caption":"Sweaty shoulder of woman doing fitness workout TIME health stock","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/this-week-in-health/","name":"this week in health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4799749/intense-exercise-workout-mrsa/","name":"This Week in Health: How to Make Yourself Love Exercise"}}]}] ```