Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo illustration by Jim Cooke / photos by Getty Images) Exercise has long been linked with stronger brains and reduced risk of ...

New research shows adding a few minutes of vigorous “everyday” physical activity to your daily exercise routine could help control blood pressure. Heart-pumping activities like cycling, running, and ...

‘Exercise snacks’ and other forms of everyday movement can greatly reduce the risk of heart disease and death.

Just five sets every day of minute-long vigorous physical activity, including movements performed during household tasks, can cut death risk for six years and prolong life, according to a new study.

Exercise is a healthy and, one might argue, necessary part of our lives. The guidelines from public health organizations tell you to aim for at least 150 minutes of “moderate” exercise each week, and ...

Simple activities like climbing the stairs or playing with your dog can be really good for your heart. Short bursts of vigorous physical activity—lasting just 1.5 to four minutes—are linked to a lower ...

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Don't just focus on one activity - doing a variety every week gives you more health benefits, a study suggests.

While people with medical conditions may require a heart-rate monitor during activity, most of us can use a simpler method to gauge intensity: a scale from 1 to 10 that measures how hard you feel your ...

Moderate-vigorous intensity exercise could improve the efficacy of antibody therapies when treating leukemia. The corresponding study was published in Brain, Behavior and Immunity. Chronic lymphocytic ...