Fitness

Low impact exercises reduce stress on your joints while still offering a challenging and engaging workout. Some low impact exercises include walking, cycling, and swimming. Read More.

At some point or another, everyone finds themselves in a workout rut. You might have been flawlessly following a routine for weeks, only to wake up one day and realize that you’re not actually enjoying your workouts anymore. Read More.

Walking is America's most popular workout by a landslide. It's accessible, low-stress, and genuinely good for you, and I'm one of the many people who swear by the mental and physical benefits a daily jaunt can provide. Read More.

That’s certainly an understandable course of action, since weight training plays a role in everything from muscle-building and strength gains to fat-burning and even heart health. Read More.

You might see someone holding onto a ballet-style barre, making tiny leg pulses or holding an apparently simple position for several seconds. There may be little jumping, no heavy barbell and barely any dramatic movement. Read More.

From exercise snacking and vibration plates to the 75 Hard Challenge, the health and fitness landscape is constantly overflowing with viral crazes, with new routines gaining momentum almost weekly. Read More.

As Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia continue to rise, many people are looking for ways to protect their brain health as they age. Read More.

Just a couple of hours of strength training each week could have surprisingly powerful effects on longevity. People who lifted weights for around 90 to 120 minutes weekly had a 13% lower risk of dying early, with especially large reductions in deaths from cardiovascular and neurological diseases. Pairing strength training with regular aerobic exercise was even more impressive, lowering overall death risk by about 45%. Read More.

How fit you are in midlife may help determine not just how long you live, but how many of those years are spent in good health, according to a new study published today in the JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology. Read More.

Long before she built SWEATWITHCANDIE into a thriving women’s fitness community, exercise was simply how she made sense of the world. As a child, she instinctively sought movement. It quieted her anxiety, sharpened her focus, and gave her a sense of control that carried into school, relationships, and eventually entrepreneurship. Read More.

Walk-to-earn apps are exploding on social media. Discover why they’re so popular and how much money users really make. Read More.

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The summer is upon us! Mine involves a lot of family activities with my three energetic children. We’re going to be hiking and paddleboarding in Dorset, plus swimming, cycling and playing football on holiday with friends. I exercise regularly, but I started including the wall sit exercise in my strength training routine as a hiking exercise to make sure my body could keep up. Read More.

Movement is good for everyone, but it is particularly vital for those living with a neurological condition like Parkinson’s disease. Read More.

Dr Stacy Sims explains the training and nutrition formula to preserve muscle and power and support healthy ageing Read More.