I wasn’t a sporty child. Neither of my parents did any exercise, and if they thought I was keeping fit at school, they were wrong. In hindsight, this was a big mistake, as it is becoming increasingly ...

Making exercise fun and engaging for children is key to fostering a lifelong positive relationship with physical activity. By ...

It is safe (and encouraged) to exercise daily for optimal health. However, to prevent injury and avoid progress plateaus, it's important to mix up your workouts and include plenty of low- or ...

Regularly doing a mix of different types of physical activity may be best for prolonging the lifespan, but the associations aren't linear, pointing to a possible optimal threshold effect, suggests ...

Doctors, researchers, scientists--even ancient philosophers--have long claimed exercise works like a miracle drug. Now they have proof ...