The mental health hit was surprising: I missed the friends I'd made, and I longed for someone to push me when things got tough. And it makes sense: “You're surrounded by people with a shared goal of ...

Learn how to reap the social benefits of exercise, plus why incorporating community into your fitness routine is so important. Exercise is often seen as “me time”—a moment to focus solely on yourself, ...

AMES, Iowa – People with less consistent brain blood flow patterns may be at greater risk of dementia and cerebrovascular disease. To explore whether regular aerobic exercise can help, researchers at ...

The benefits of exercising as we age are tremendous. It helps reduce fall risk, control joint swelling, improves mood and stamina and has many more health benefits. And yet for most people, inactivity ...

It’s widely known that exercise is beneficial for health. Yet science doesn’t have a clear understanding of what makes moving so good for us, including what molecular mechanisms are activated by ...

For more than a decade, Team Red, White and Blue -- a nonprofit organization for veterans – has operated a unique program that combines physical activity with a sense of shared purpose and mutual ...

Working out isn't just skin deep. While social media can make it easy to fall for toxic diet culture or constant comparison ...

The brain is a delicate organ that experiences specific changes with age. Older individuals tend to be at a higher risk for developing dementia. Researchers are interested in finding what ...

Planks are a great exercise for your core and entire body. Here's how to do a few different types of planks to get the health benefits.

The benefits of martial arts training in older adults can be further enhanced by the use of traditional weapon tools.

Researchers found that physically active mice could pass on some of the benefits to their offspring through genes ...