As we enter middle age, cardiometabolic diseases and sarcopenia are issues to worry about that can impact our health.

And some fitness modalities are better than others when it comes to helping you live longer and stronger. Longevity is “how ...

Young Hispanic female intensely pedals a stationary bike in a gym. She wears a blue sports bra and white pants, surrounded by gym equipment, under warm gym lighting. When Herman Pontzer began studying ...

Exercise made 40-year-olds' brains look younger in 12 months, but the biological mystery remains: fitness gains didn't ...

Any time is better than never, but research suggests you can score even more blood sugar benefits by carving out time to sweat during this time of day.

Physical exercise is one of the main recommendations for maintaining good health. However, when practiced compulsively and ...

You start a workout routine with genuine enthusiasm, but within weeks you’re finding excuses to skip sessions, feeling unusually tired, or mysteriously losing motivation. You blame laziness or lack of ...

Exercise snacks’ might be only brief bursts of physical activity, but they can have huge benefits for your health.

When I first started my fitness journey, I wanted to maximise my workout. If I was going to be sore and sweaty, I figured I might as well make the most of it. Building fitness requires pushing your ...

When Herman Pontzer began studying the metabolisms of the Hadza, a tribe of modern hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, for a 2012 study, he assumed they’d be incinerating calories like a furnace. They were ...

When Herman Pontzer began studying the metabolisms of the Hadza, a tribe of modern hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, for a 2012 study, he assumed they’d be incinerating calories like a furnace. They were ...