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Women Need About Half as Much Exercise as Men for the Same Heart Benefits, Study Suggests

When it comes to heart health, any exercise is good. But a new study, published Monday in Nature Cardiovascular Research, suggests women receive greater benefits than men for the same amount of ... Read More

Women reach heart health goals with less exercise than men, new study suggests

“Physiologically, circulating estrogen levels are much higher in females than in males, and estrogen can promote body fat loss during exercise,” Dr. Jiajin Chen, one of the study’s authors and a ... Read More

To optimize health, sync your habits with your body clock. Here's how

Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also adjust to more winter darkness. Syncing our habits to our body clock helps. Read More

Men Need Twice as Much Exercise as Women to Lower Heart Disease Risk, Study Finds

Men may need to exercise twice as much as women to achieve the same reduction in coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, according to a new study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research. With heart ... Read More

Heart benefits of exercise: An unexpected twist in the story

Women need about half as much exercise as men to protect their hearts equally, according to a large study using wearable fitness trackers. Read More

Exercise May Benefit Women's Hearts More Than Men's

Further analysis showed that women were able to lower their heart risk with smaller amounts of exercise than men were. To lower their risk by 30%, men had to exercise for 530 minutes a week, while ... Read More

Why women are biologically better at exercise

Why women are biologically better at exercise. Your tech and science digest - These are the most groundbreaking stories from the new frontier of science and technology right now ... Read More

When it comes to walking for health, longer is better, study suggests

Adults who logged fewer than 5,000 steps a day saw the greatest health benefits from one longer walk a day, as opposed to several shorter walks throughout the day. Read More

Yoga vs aerobic exercise: Which is better for heart health?

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 ... Read More

Is taking one long walk better for you than several short ones?

A major study finds that a single, uninterrupted 15-minute walk may do more for heart health and longevity than several shorter walks totalling the same steps. Tracking over 33,000 adults for nearly a ... Read More