Exercise

Stretching Health Benefits

The benefits of stretching are many – whether you do so at home or in a studio

Combining high intensity exercise with time-restricted eating may boost weight loss, study finds

high intensity functional training

Weekly walking club returns to Ocean City's boardwalk for the summer

ocean city walking club

Physical activity offers a litany of health benefits, but finding the motivation to exercise can be hard

Exercise Motivation

Exercise doesn't just help youth stay physically healthy – it's linked to better mental health, too

Mental Health Youth

Want to live longer? New research recommends taking the stairs

stair climbing health benefits

Many men have trouble falling asleep, but exercising can help

Exercise Better Sleep

People with obesity may benefit most when exercise is done in the evening

evening exercise health benefit obesity

Exercise isn't enough to counteract the impact of daily soda consumption

Soda Exercise Heart Disease

Wearing a sports bra that's too tight may impact your workout, study finds

sports bra health study

Women may achieve more health benefits with less exercise compared with men, study finds

women exercise health benefits

Do you wear makeup while exercising? Here's how it may affect your skin

makeup skin exercise

Many Americans' health can benefit from behavior changes, but making them is not easy

Behavior Change Health

Your heart changes in size and shape with exercise – this can lead to health problems for some athletes and gym rats

Athletic Heart Running

Thinking of running the Broad Street Run for the first time? Or trying to notch a personal best? Experts offer advice

Broad Street Run

Building healthy habits takes motivation, creativity and a dose of reality

Healthy Habits Running

Core stability, the foundation of healthy movement, can be strengthened with simple exercises

Core Stability Exercises

Men chipped away at cultural norms that keep them from being healthier in 2023, but greater change is needed

Men's Health 2023

Most people aren't exercising enough each week. Here are tips to help reach those goals

Recommended weekly exercise

Eagles Insider Dave Spadaro has a playbook to ensure he's in good health, and it's one other men should adopt

Dave Spadaro Eagles

For many men, the holidays are time for overindulgence, but they also can be a launch pad to a healthy lifestyle

Holidays Healthy Living

How strength training can stave off the physical decline that comes with aging

Strength Training

Tracking daily step counts can be a useful tool for weight management

Daily Steps Weight Loss

Hike your way through Wissahickon Valley Park with the All Trails Challenge

Wissahickon Valley Park Trails

How beneficial is physical activity? Even short bursts may reduce risk of cancer

Physical Activity Cancer

A Mediterranean lifestyle involves more than eating healthy – but it lowers the risk of early death, research shows

Mediterranean Lifestyle Study

N.J. Sen. Troy Singleton's goal – to get in shape before turning 50 – serves as inspiration for other men

Older adults have a higher risk of depression, but exercise can reduce it

Depression Exercise Seniors

Forget New Year's – summer is the perfect time to start healthy habits

Summer Beach Run

Cardio fitness may lower men's risk of developing colorectal cancer

Colorectal Cancer Cardio

Vigorous exercise may increase stroke risk in people with blocked arteries

Regular exercise may lower type 2 diabetes risk, study finds

Exercise Type 2 Diabetes

Cycle syncing has women tailoring their workouts to their menstrual phases; here's how it works

Cycle Syncing Workouts

A healthy lifestyle isn't an endpoint – it's a launch pad to opportunities

Healthy Living Relationships

Balance declines with age, but exercise can help stave off some of the risk of falling

Aging Balance Falls

Planet Fitness offers free summer gym memberships to high school students

Peloton recalls 2.2 million bikes due to injuries caused by faulty seat posts

Peloton bike recall

Kegel exercises aren't just for women; here's how men can benefit from them

Kegel Exercises Men

To boost men's health, American sports teams should look to European soccer clubs

Fans in Training

How to walk – or run – 1,000 miles by America's 250th birthday

New Exercise Regimen

Exercise can boost mental health – and may be as effective at treating depression as drugs

Exercise mental health

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