The world of fitness can be a confusing place. With contradictory information and seemingly interchangeable terms, it can be easy to get misled. Even the terms “physical activity” and “exercise,” ...

27 Department ofEpidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Germany 28 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia Faculty of ...

For many, the phrase physical activity conjures sweaty runs or power-lifting sessions at the gym. But the latest federal guidelines support a much broader — and ultimately less intimidating — ...

Fewer than 1 in 4 children aged 2 to 4 meet the recommended daily physical activity levels, a new study has found.

The amount of time spent in moderate and vigorous physical activity every day is linked to mid-life brain power, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

Physical activity may reduce anxiety in patients with mild and quiescent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new systematic review from researchers at the University of Manitoba. The meta ...

Physical activity may paradoxically hasten the build-up of calcium deposits in the coronary arteries, the amount of which—measured as the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score—is traditionally used to ...

A large-scale American study reveals that physical activity in midlife and in old age reduces the risk of dementia by 45% – even among carriers of the gene that increases the risk for Alzheimer’s.