NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly individuals who engage in strenuous exercise, such as jogging, are at increased risk for developing blood clots, which can have serious consequences, according to ...

A single session of high-intensity exercise can disturb the body's main stress hormone, leading to less activity after the workout, a lower body temperature, and weight gain, a new study of mice finds ...

Our cells are constantly replenishing themselves — with new ones replacing old ones that die off during routine apoptosis, or programmed cell death. According to new research published this week in ...

When the human brain is starved of energy, it may start to 'eat' its own fatty tissue for fuel, according to a pilot study on the brains of marathon runners. The findings hint at a whole new form of ...

You're feeling pretty good about your fitness. You lift regularly. Hit the treadmill as much as you can manage. Stretch. Then, one day, you're working out, and you feel your chest constrict, your ...

While trying to get ripped is an admirable goal, new research reveals that doing it at night might just be muscling into your REM cycle. High-intensity workouts four hours or less before bed were ...

Amir-Homayoun Javadi, M.D. Moderate exercises such as brisk walks and water aerobics can be just as helpful for preserving memory function as high-intensity workouts, United Kingdom researchers have ...

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CAMAS — Healthful exercise can require serious effort and focus, like maintaining yoga’s difficult boat pose, which requires balancing on your bottom while holding up your legs and torso rigidly, ...

We are told time and time again that exercise is good for our physical and mental wellbeing—but working out can be hard when it's accompanied by a pounding headache and nausea. These so-called ...