Only 28% of Americans are meeting physical activity guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a study from the agency released Thursday that also found Americans’ ...

As neuroscientists, we were amazed to find a brief dose of physical stress could tilt the toughest moments of exercise away ...

Credit: Getty Images. As more athletes contract COVID-19, there is a need for research on the appropriate timing of safe resumption of physical activity. For athletes who have contracted COVID-19, ...

We’ve stepped into a new year, which for many people means new resolutions. And this story was supposed to tackle a big one: the best exercise people can do to be healthy. There’s just one small ...

Why Is Physical Activity Important? Physical activity is an important component of a healthy lifestyle and can improve health outcomes across the lifespan. When we are healthy, we’re more capable of ...

Topline: Children’s physical activity worldwide dropped by 20% over the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a JAMA Pediatrics study released Monday – a “developmental turning point,” researchers say, and ...

A randomized controlled trial conducted on elderly individuals shows that an improvement in physical fitness and cognition can be achieved by increasing daily physical activity to a certain level. The ...