You don’t need hours in the gym to see results — research shows that even a short daily workout can boost your energy, ...

New research suggests that regular aerobic exercise doesn’t just benefit the heart muscle, but subtly rewires the nerves that control how the heart works. Regular physical activity does more than ...

Exercise poses some serious benefits in terms of improving health. But doing a full workout can sometimes feel impossible—there just aren’t enough hours in the day. But what if you only needed 11 ...

Life happens. Sometimes we get injured or sick — and we get older. As we change, so should our exercise routines. NPR's Life Kit explains how to adapt your fitness plan to meet your body where it is.

Let’s start thinking differently about exercise. Here’s how we know. Animal exercise studies typically run rats for weeks on running wheels. The animals gleefully run every night, sprinting several ...

Just five minutes a day of slow, controlled bodyweight exercises improves strength, flexibility, and mental health. The home-based program is ideal for sedentary people and requires no equipment or ...

Grab a sturdy chair and see if you can finish all 4 moves without resting after 55.

Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, nutrition and finding new approaches to chronic health problems. "Movement snack" is a catch-all term for any ...