Research on the positive health benefits of physical activity attained a meaningful point in fitness/health history with the evidence presented by Paffenbarger and colleagues in the 1970s, and with ...

Two and a half hours of physical exercise per week may be essential for achieving any significant reduction in body weight, a new review of studies has found. However, aerobic exercise exceeding 150 ...

Stepping outside for a brisk walk can bring significant health benefits. Walking has been linked to improved blood pressure, ...

Researchers studied almost 600 young adults who were assigned to three groups: low-intensity aerobic exercise, moderate-intensity exercise and a control group, which didn’t follow any structured ...

There may, however, be a shortcut. High-intensity interval training ( HIIT) promises to get you fit with just a few minutes ...

High blood pressure is a condition where the pressure inside a person’s arteries is higher than it should be. The condition affects one in adults in the UK, but can be difficult to spot because ...

Type 2 diabetes can launch an all-out assault on the body if blood sugar levels are left to rise uncontrollably. Insulin normally regulates blood sugar levels, but if you have type 2 diabetes, this ...

Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to adapt in response to thoughts, experiences and outside stimuli, essentially ...

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in China exhibit critically low levels of physical activity, yet evidence for telemedicine-based aerobic exercise interventions remains scarce, ...