exercise

A simple five-step wake-up routine — set intentions at night, move the alarm across the room, hydrate, and get dressed to move — that makes early mornings

December 8, 2014 · 2 min read

Five health myths revisited with current evidence: exercise and the brain, the wine debate, how much exercise is enough, potatoes, and brown vs. white sugar.

September 13, 2014 · 2 min read

Obesity is linked to poorer memory and cognition in animal studies — and chronic inflammation may be the bridge. What the research says about fat, the

August 31, 2014 · 1 min read

A 2014 Garvan Institute study found shivering and moderate exercise both trigger irisin release, nudging white fat toward energy-burning brown fat.

February 5, 2014 · 1 min read

Since before I earned my first personal training certification in 1995, the stability ball has been an integral part of rehabilitating the human body and…

December 11, 2013 · 2 min read

From a fit-at-60 Pinky Roshan to a 72-year-old doing push-ups: age is just a number, and exercise works at every stage of life.

October 22, 2013 · 1 min read

Celebrity trainer Bob Harper says it's all about diet: you can't out-train a bad diet. How the calorie deficit works — and why exercise still matters.

August 23, 2013 · 2 min read

From clothing sizes to wages to workplace respect, plus-size women face bias everywhere — and exercise isn't the whole answer.

August 12, 2013 · 1 min read

Every minute of exercise may buy you seven minutes of life. How little exercise is enough, and how do you turn it into a habit that actually sticks?

June 26, 2013 · 2 min read

No time to exercise? A 15-minute home workout that mixes cardio and strength can build real fitness. Here's how the 5-4-3-2-1 plan works and why diet still

June 20, 2013 · 2 min read

Slow metabolism or just slow habits? The honest, natural ways to nudge your metabolic rate — strength training, protein, sleep — without gimmicks.

March 14, 2013 · 2 min read

A rodent study reported by the New York Times found that exercise blunted the memory-impairing effects of a high-fat diet. Here is what it did and did not show.

November 8, 2012 · 2 min read

Women were told to fear the weight room. The men had it right all along: lift heavy, eat enough, rest — and stop doing endless cardio.

August 27, 2012 · 2 min read

Ten fitness goals worth chasing — from a 5K to a two-minute plank to a sunrise yoga practice. A bucket list for women who want to feel strong.

August 20, 2012 · 2 min read

A Journal of Labor Research study found regular exercisers earned about 9% more than non-exercisers — likely through energy, cognition, and productivity.

June 8, 2012 · 1 min read

Research complicates the more-is-better view of exercise: excessive training carries real risks, scientists warned, though inactivity remains the bigger danger.

June 4, 2012 · 1 min read

Skip the fad diets: the fundamentals of everyday nutrition — whole foods, hydration, protein, sleep — work for life and for training alike.

April 5, 2012 · 2 min read

What celebrity fitness really involves: hours in the gym, personal trainers, yoga, and strict diets. The honest truth behind the perfect bodies on screen.

March 10, 2012 · 1 min read

Dismissing walking as not exercise gets it backwards. Studies of millions of adults link regular brisk walking to sharply lower risks of death and disease.

January 14, 2012 · 2 min read

Walking or cycling to work is linked to substantially lower obesity risk — because it's exercise built into a routine you already do every day.

October 19, 2011 · 1 min read

Hit a fitness plateau? Progressive overload, cross-training, and real recovery — not more of the same — are what restart progress and redefine exercise.

October 4, 2011 · 1 min read

Professor John Speakman's energy-expenditure research found we are not less active than in the 1980s — we just eat a third more. The fork beats the treadmill.

August 9, 2011 · 2 min read

Fasted cardio burns more fat during the workout — but the long-term fat-loss advantage over fed exercise is far smaller than the myth suggests.

January 6, 2011 · 1 min read

Don't bank calories, savor what's special, and build in movement: practical, non-guilt-laden guidance for navigating the season's abundance.

December 29, 2010 · 1 min read

Should you stretch before exercise? What sports science actually says about static stretching, dynamic warm-ups, and when each one belongs.

December 10, 2010 · 1 min read

Steady-state, intervals, or fartlek — three ways to do cardio for weight loss, and what each is actually good for. On picking the one you'll stick with.

November 28, 2010 · 1 min read

Restarting exercise is harder than starting. On deconditioning, the step-down return, and why identity beats motivation for getting back on the bandwagon.

November 24, 2010 · 1 min read

Longer, harder workouts don't automatically mean more fat loss. What exercise science actually says about intensity, cortisol, and the fat-burning zone.

November 21, 2010 · 1 min read