Exercise

Scientists Calculated How Much Longer You Can Live With a Healthy Lifestyle

By Alice Park

A Majority of The World’s Teens Aren't Getting Enough Physical Activity

By Alice Park

Struggling to Get Back Into a Workout Routine? These 5 Strategies Could Help

By Stacey Leasca

Exercise Could Lower Your Chances of Getting Heart Disease Even if You’re Genetically at Risk

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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Equality Matters More than Income for Kids

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By The Aspen Institute

Being Outdoors May Change the Way Your Brain Works, Study Says

According to a new study

By Jamie Ducharme

You Can Lose 5 Pounds a Year Just by Standing

Americans spend an average of seven hours a day sitting down, which isn’t doing their health any favors. The good news: a new study suggests that standing instead of sitting for six hours a day...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Bacteria in Your Gut Might Hold the Secret to Athletic Performance

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

7 Simple Ways to Motivate Yourself to Exercise

Even when you're not in the mood

By Robert J. Davis

Better Sleep Can Protect Us From Trauma

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By The Aspen Institute

You Can Reverse the Effects of Being a Couch Potato, But Here’s What It’ll Take

The latest study finds that the unhealthy effects on the heart of sitting too much can be reversed

By Alice Park

There's No Such Thing as a Gifted Child

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

Just 10 Minutes of Exercise Can Help Your Brain

Just 10 minutes of physical activity can increase brainpower for a short time afterward, according to a new study published in Neuropsychologia. The finding may be important for older people with limited abilities to exercise,...

By Amanda MacMillan

Finally A Cure for the Common Cold

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By The Aspen Institute

Women Are Naturally Fitter Than Men, Study Says

Conventional wisdom holds that men have the natural advantage when it comes to physical ability. But in one key measure of fitness, women actually come out on top, finds a small new study published in...

By Jamie Ducharme

Prehistoric Women Had Stronger Arms Than Competitive Rowers Today

Today’s athletes may be strong, but they’ve got nothing on prehistoric women who spent their days harvesting crops and grinding grain. According to a new study in the journal Science Advances, the average woman who...

By Amanda MacMillan

Want to Live Longer? Every Movement Counts, Even Cleaning the House

You don’t have to break a sweat to reap the health benefits of physical activity, according to new research in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. In a study of women age 65 and...

By Amanda MacMillan

The U.S. Used to Be A Good Wingman in the Middle East

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

New York City Marathon Runners Are Slowing Down. Here's Why

On Sunday, tens of thousands of people will run a 26.2-mile route from Staten Island and through the five boroughs to Central Park in the 47th annual New York City marathon. Last year, 51,392 men...

By Chris Wilson

Why You Probably Shouldn't Worry About Exercising Yourself to Death

But you still shouldn't skip the gym, experts say

By Jamie Ducharme
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