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This Minimal Amount of Exercise Can Still Unlock Notable Cognitive Benefits

It is not a surprise that exercise could be a protector.

By Hannah Docter-Loeb
Health

The Connection Between Exercise and Alcohol Use Disorder Just Got Weirder

In people with alcohol use disorder, exercise improves health across the board.

By Elana Spivack
Health

A Single Bout of Intense Exercise Might Exert Positive Effects for Two Weeks

The compounding effects of exercise and rest may endure in the brain.

By Elana Spivack
Health

These 2 Exercise Patterns Were Linked With A Lower Risk Of Over 200 Conditions

However you accomplish it, at least 150 minutes of weekly exercise is linked to lower risk of over 200 conditions.

By Elana Spivack
Health

The First Few Weeks of Exercise Are Often Excruciatingly Painful — Here’s What’s Actually Causing It

The challenge behind the first three weeks comes down to your body learning that it needs to be up for the task.

By Elana Spivack
Health

Can You Train Away Your Farsightedness With Eye Exercises?

What the science actually says about eye exercises.

By Benjamin Botsford and The Conversation
Health

A Wild New Study Sheds Light On Why Exercise Is So Good For Our Brains

Researchers unearth exercise secrets from a biomolecular soup of synthetic innervated muscle tissue.

By Lauren Leffer
Health

Are “Exercise” Pills The Future of Health and Fitness? These Studies Show Tantalizing Promise

Drugs meant to simulate the chemical benefits of exercise are in development, but it’s too soon to say whether they will become mainstream.

By Miriam Fauzia
Sweat science

Can You Really Sweat Out THC?

Exercising before a drug test might seem logical — but science says otherwise.

By Ali Pattillo
Leg Day Observer

Best stretching exercises: Why lifting is about more than strength

Here's how weight lifters can improve through mobility work and stretching.

By Sam Reiss
Brain training

5 best exercises to boost brain health

By Robin Bea
Get off the couch

6 ways that exercise improves your brain

By JoAnna Wendel
Heart Health

Why this one type of exercise is three times better than walking

By Jennifer Walter
Men's Health

Experimental therapy may mimic a key metabolic effect of exercise — mouse study

What if there was a pill that induced the positive metabolic effects of exercise?

By Ali Pattillo
Brain benefits

3 profound impacts exercise has on the brain

Our brains will thank us for it in years to come.

By Áine Kelly
Health

Exercise, Alcohol, and Drugs Can All Dramatically Rewire The Brain, Research Shows

New ways of thinking about how addictions form have the potential to change how we approach treatment.

By Karla Kaun and The Conversation
longevity hacks

Endurance exercise study illuminates the link between muscles and health

"The result is completely new."

By Ali Pattillo
Leg day observer

Deload weeks: Why rest can be as important as exercise

Rest doesn't need to be a dirty word.

By Sam Reiss
Sugar Rush

Exercise lowers dementia risk — scientists want to know how

A new study linked higher cerebral glucose metabolism to physical activity.

By Nick Keppler
Reddit 101

The 10 best subreddits for exercise, health, and fitness

Reddit's upvote system – and the constant churn of posts – means you’ll find new inspiration and workouts to pick from every day. If you don’t know where to get started, here the 10 best subreddits for exercise and more.

By Jessica Lucas
Longevity hacks

The invisible exercise that might count more than your workout

Our “hidden” exercise matters more than we think

By Sophie Putka
Sweat it out

Most-effective core exercises: Why traditional sit-ups may not be best for your routine

Plank it.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira
Runny nose

The weird connection between exercise and antihistamines

Blocking one process in your body can dampen the benefits of exercise.

By Sophie Putka
Mind and Body

Exercise may be the secret to treating mental-health conditions

Working out buffs up the body and perhaps the mind, too.

By Bob Holmes
“Be” motives

Exercise motivators: 4 psychological fixes to get back on track

They type of motivation driving exercise is key to sustaining it in the long-term.

By Ian Taylor
The Road Less Traveled

Just over an hour of weekly exercise reduces the risk of depression, scientists say

Get ready for a lot of brisk walking.

By Nick Keppler
Longevity hacks

One form of exercise proves to be most effective for long-term weight loss

It's all about the after-burn.

By David R Clark, Carl Langan-Evans and Robert M. Erskine
Habit Forming

One motivational strategy could change your relationship with exercise for good

What’s your price?

By Nick Keppler
work it out

Brain study reveals one type of exercise increases stress resilience

Exercise does a lot more than make you sweat. It helps you cope with stress down the line.

By Ali Pattillo
longevity hacks

One type of exercise has 6 brain boosting effects

"Exercise makes you happy and focused."

By Ali Pattillo