Research suggests that maintaining social ties is vital for our well-being, especially as we age. Lomb - stock.adobe.com If your ability to connect with others feels a little rusty post-pandemic, ...

Body weight workouts in the evening may be linked to around 30 more minutes of sleep at night and without increasing sleep interruptions, a new study suggests, the newest evidence in the long debate ...

Scientists have revealed a simple evening routine that may lead to better sleep. And it actually goes against the conventional wisdom of how we should wind down before bed. Roughly 1 in 7 American ...

Weight-bearing exercises can help increase your bone density, which measures how strong your bones are, to help reduce your ...

I sometimes like to play an exercise game where I work my way through a deck of cards doing however many pushups each card indicates. Face cards are ten, aces 20, for a total of 416. The goal is to ...

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Online brain-training games can improve memory in older people, a new study has revealed. Researchers at McGill University ...

For people who don’t already exercise, short bursts of deliberate activity significantly improved cardiorespiratory fitness.

Standing on one leg seems like a simple enough task. But — as anyone who has wobbled their way through it or crashed out in a yoga class while attempting a tree pose can tell you — it can be trickier ...

Face a sturdy box, aerobic step, or weight bench. Stand with feet about hip-width apart. Send hips down and back into a squat ...