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One minute of this exercise could be ‘six times better’ than walking for heart health, scientists reveal in new study

Vigorous intensity exercise can help you reap the benefits of cardio exercise for your heart in the simplest way if you're short on time ... Read More

The ‘key windows’ when exercise may matter most for brain health

High physical activity in midlife and late life is linked with a significantly lower risk for dementia, a new study has found. Read More

Polluted air quietly erases the benefits of exercise

Long-term inhalation of toxic air appears to dull the protective power of regular workouts, according to a massive global study spanning more than a decade and over a million adults. While exercise ... Read More

Midlife Exercise Is Linked to a 40% Lower Dementia Risk, New Research Shows

Published in JAMA Network, the study wanted to determine whether physical activity levels are associated with lower risk of dementia in different adult age groups. Researchers tracked 4,354 ... Read More

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

Researchers followed more than 85,000 adults in the U.K. for about seven years. Women may need less exercise than men to gain similar protection against coronary heart disease, according to a new ... Read More

Early post-stroke aerobic exercise preserves thinking skills – and is safe

Starting aerobic exercise just two months after a stroke is safe and may help protect thinking skills, according to new research. The study provides fresh hope for stroke survivors that they can ... Read More

Mediterranean diet and exercise cut diabetes risk by nearly one-third, even without much weight loss, study finds

More than 4,700 adults aged 55 to 75 were involved in the six-year study. A large six-year trial found that older adults who combined a Mediterranean diet with regular exercise were far less likely to ... Read More

Study: Which exercises are best for alleviating insomnia

Exercise has long been thought to improve the quantity and quality of a person’s sleep. A new study shows which forms of exercise are most likely to benefit people battling insomnia. A Maryland-based ... 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

Diabetes prevention linked to specific type of exercise, study shows

New research suggests that picking up the weights may be more effective than hitting the treadmill when it comes to controlling blood sugar and preventing diabetes. A team from Virginia Tech’s Fralin ... Read More

Popular diabetes drug could block exercise benefits, new study warns

A common diabetes drug could dampen some of the key benefits of exercise, a new study has found. Researchers from Rutgers University discovered that adults who took metformin, a widely used generic ... Read More