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# Exercise


## Exercise


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* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc5d4b935c25c752/69b9754bda0eb5f0e07d770f/BrainWalking.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 17, 2026  
## [Why You Should Take a 10-Minute 'Thinking Walk'](https://time.com/article/2026/03/17/thinking-walk-benefits/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Angela Haupt
* ![Teenage boy laying, using cell phone on living room sofa](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa14f3a364f2e63f/698a066916d884984cc3756f/gettyimages-753288267.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 21, 2019  
## [A Majority of The World’s Teens Aren't Getting Enough Physical Activity](https://time.com/5734685/global-teen-inactivity-study/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park
* ![Getting back to exercise routine](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d63e11288165059/698a02fe86f68e5fe36ed95a/getting-back-to-exercise-routine.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 17, 2019  
## [Struggling to Get Back Into a Workout Routine? These 5 Strategies Could Help](https://time.com/5679107/get-back-into-working-out/)  
by Stacey Leasca
* ![jump-rope-fitness-health-betterment-exercise-motto-stock](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteab06f853301daad/698878bcf887dcab18e941bc/jump-rope-fitness-health-betterment-exercise.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 9, 2018  
## [Exercise Could Lower Your Chances of Getting Heart Disease Even if You’re Genetically at Risk](https://time.com/5230831/exercise-heart-disease-genetics/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alexandra Sifferlin
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Mar 1, 2018  
## [Equality Matters More than Income for Kids](https://time.com/5180918/equality-matters-more-than-income-for-kids/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute  
* ![bike-riding-bicycle](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte64df89cc06c8826/6988fa57929faddee2bef70d/bike-riding-bicycle.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 2, 2018  
## [Being Outdoors May Change the Way Your Brain Works, Study Says](https://time.com/5127108/brain-works-differently-outside/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Jamie Ducharme
* ![scale-3-weight-body-image-diet-health-fitness-betterment-motto-stock](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b7392763c8d86cd/698878bcab6d77f5196a7ef2/scale-3-weight-body-image-diet-health-fitness-betterment.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 1, 2018  
## [You Can Lose 5 Pounds a Year Just by Standing](https://time.com/5127723/weight-loss-standing-desk/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alexandra Sifferlin
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Jan 25, 2018  
## [Bacteria in Your Gut Might Hold the Secret to Athletic Performance](https://time.com/5118411/bacteria-in-your-gut-might-hold-the-secret-to-athletic-performance/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![running-jumping-sports-shoes-fitness-health-success-betterment-motto-stock](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a6235ea1162cae7/698878bfcd1bba75d86fee8d/running-jumping-sports-shoes-fitness-health-success-betterment.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 19, 2018  
## [7 Simple Ways to Motivate Yourself to Exercise](https://time.com/5105991/how-to-build-self-discipline-to-exercise/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Robert J. Davis
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jan 10, 2018  
## [Better Sleep Can Protect Us From Trauma](https://time.com/5096767/better-sleep-can-protect-us-from-trauma/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute  
* ![Female athlete running on track, low section, focus on shadow](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f3275db03f10bc7/6988c14a8fd2ee24b03566e4/time-health-stock-weight-loss-exercise-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 8, 2018  
## [You Can Reverse the Effects of Being a Couch Potato, But Here’s What It’ll Take](https://time.com/5090443/lack-of-exercise-health-effects-reversed/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Dec 22, 2017  
## [There's No Such Thing as a Gifted Child](https://time.com/5077428/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-gifted-child/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt795f3a41ed7d0445/6988d4b4ab6d77946f6aedbb/guide-exercise-bethan-mooney-fitness-health-time.gif?branch=production&width=640&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 22, 2017  
## [Just 10 Minutes of Exercise Can Help Your Brain](https://time.com/5077325/exercise-brain-boost/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Amanda MacMillan
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Dec 20, 2017  
## [Finally A Cure for the Common Cold](https://time.com/5073623/finally-a-cure-for-the-common-cold/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![running-jumping-sports-shoes-fitness-health-success-betterment-motto-stock](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a6235ea1162cae7/698878bfcd1bba75d86fee8d/running-jumping-sports-shoes-fitness-health-success-betterment.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 5, 2017  
## [Women Are Naturally Fitter Than Men, Study Says](https://time.com/5049887/women-fitter-than-men/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Jamie Ducharme

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