When you enter the gym, which way should you head first? Toward the treadmills and spin studio to get your sweat on with a cardio session? Or toward the free weights and strength-training machines to ...

Why your strength and cardio might not be cutting it.

Exercise is known to benefit heart health. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) that combines aerobic exercise with ...

While strength training has become more popular among older adults, experts say aerobic exercise remains one of the most ...

You’ve probably heard powerlifters and bodybuilders warn against doing too much cardio and killing gains. Most people think of aerobic exercise as a way to shed pounds and trim the waistline, but ...

Consistent exercise boosts blood flow among other mind-body benefits.

Aerobic exercise can seem fairly straightforward on the surface: Just get your heart rate up, and keep going. However, there is a confusing array of “rules” many of us fall for—like that cardio has to ...

When you’re crunched for time and need to squeeze in a workout, it’s fair to want to get the most out of your effort. But while there’s been an ongoing debate about the merits of aerobic vs. anaerobic ...

For many, modern life has turned into a chair-bound marathon. Footsteps fade, finger taps rise, and prolonged stillness emerges as a silent threat to public health. Such sedentary lifestyles are ...

A just-released study reexamines whether the body compensates for exercise by conserving energy elsewhere—and why diet may ...

A new study found that 150 minutes of aerobic exercise each week is linked to a lower brain age. | Neuroscience ...

By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. A year of consistent aerobic activity didn’t just boost fitness; it shifted MRI -based brain age in early to midlife adults, suggesting exercise may help preserve ...