People who engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity on a regular basis are less likely to develop dementia, stroke, anxiety, depression and sleep disorders, researchers find.
A new study suggests ice baths and cold showers after exercise may help reduce stress, improve sleep and slightly boost quality of life, but the benefits appear short-lived -- and more high-quality research is needed.
Even relatively low levels of physical activity before a cancer diagnosis may lower the risks of both disease progression and death, according to a new study.
A new study finds increasing your physical activity by less than 10 minutes a day helps lower your risk of atrial fibrillation, the most common heart arrythmia.
Moving your body helps your brain, a new study suggests.
Folks who regularly exercise have better mental and brain health, researchers will report in early April at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in San Diego and online.
Patients can improve their odds for a successful surgery by actively preparing for the procedure through diet and exercise, a tactic called “prehabilitation,&rd...
Some standard health tips are timeless, aren't they? The basics of living a healthy life don't really change. Get lots of sleep and rest, exercise, and nutrient rich food. Manage stressors and symptoms.
But as basic as those rules can be, it is still hard to practice th...
There may be something special about team sports in childhood that helps sharpen a kids' brain, new research shows.
Children who were on soccer or volleyball teams scored higher on tests of "executive function" -- thinking skills needed to organize, remember details, mak...
A new global review of data found that "increasing the number of daily steps, even at modest levels, was associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms."
The Spanish study found that up to a level of about 10,000 ste...
If you're over 40 and raise your levels of exercise to that of the top 25% of your peers, you might gain an average of five more years of life, a new study calculates.
For over-40 folks in the lowest level of daily activity, a similar move could bring an average 11 extra...
It doesn't take much: Adding just five minutes of exercise to your daily routine lowers your blood pressure and might cut your odds for heart disease, new research shows.
“The good news is that whatever your physical ability, it doesn’t take long to have a po...
New research shows that too much time on sofas and chairs harms the heart -- even among people who get the minimum recommended amount of daily exercise.
“Taking a quick walk after work may not be enough" to offset the hea...
You've broken a hip and rehabilitation is part of the way back to mobility, or your partner has suffered a stroke and needs help re-learning certain skills.
These scenarios play out every day for Americans, and rehabilitation therapies are often needed. But what kind of ...
Avoiding couches and chairs might be a good way of keeping your back pain from getting worse, new research suggests.
Finnish researchers found that when people with back pain sat even a little less each day, their pain was less like to progress over the next six months.<...
Many people with disabilities aren’t getting the exercise they need because fitness centers don’t offer adaptive equipment or staff trained in helping the disabled, a new review finds.
There are few efforts by most commercial gyms to promote fitness for peo...
WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — U.S. gymnast Simone Biles vowed to continue her quest for Olympic gold after injuring her calf in a qualifying round at the Paris games.
Meanwhile, a thigh injury forced French soccer captain Wendie Renardout of competit...