Your official weekly (and daily) exercise breakdown.

Aerobic fitness is a strong predictor of heart health and longevity, and it can be improved with weekend-only exercise. Exercising only on weekends can still be beneficial, provided the same total ...

More and more women are adding barbells, dumbbells, and resistance training into their routines, moving beyond cardio-only workouts—and for good reason. Beyond building muscle, strength training is ...

Wondering how much exercise is actually enough to see real results? Dr. Courtney L. Gilbert breaks down the numbers for health, weight loss, and energy. If you’ve ever tried to “do the minimum” when ...

Seems like a lot of great reasons to pick up those dumbbells, but Harvard researchers wanted to know more. They took a deep dive into three large long-term studies to see if strength training alone ...

ON THE BACKSIDE of each of your upper arms is an unsung hero. With the right amount of consistent, balanced strength training, you can give it the attention it deserves—and in doing so, stretch the ...

NPR's science podcast Short Wave brings us stories on food fortification, why some people don't seem to get the flu, and a study on how much vigorous exercise you really need. It's time now for our ...

For years, public health advice has emphasized a simple message: sit less, move more. On its surface, this is sound advice. However, two new studies using the same data set and published just days ...