How Exercise Benefits the Brain
The benefits of physical activity are more than muscle-deep. Moving your body builds and conditions your gray matter, making you smarter, happier, and more resilient.
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How Exercise Affects Circulation (and Vice Versa)
Discover how your circulatory system can support athletic performance — and help nutrients flow through the body.
How Exercise Heals
Regular physical activity can help us recover more quickly, heal more easily, and get an edge over all kinds of disease and injury. In fact, exercise may just be nature’s best medicine.
8 Ways Exercise Makes You Gorgeous
Regular exercise also gives you a healthy, glowing look and an unmistakable va-va-voom that you just can’t get any other way.
How to Exercise During Your Pregnancy
You want to stay fit, and you want your baby to be healthy. Here’s what’s known (and not yet known) about the potential risks and rewards of staying seriously active — and even competing — while you’re pregnant.
Abs, Simplified: 3 Effective Ab Exercises
There’s no shortage of abdominal exercises out there. But not all of them deserve your time. Here are three worth doing – plus expert advice on making them count.
Why Do I Have an Emotional Release During Exercise?
Have you ever had a profound emotional experience during your workout and not understood why? Here’s a scientific look at what’s behind exercise-induced emotional release and what it may be telling you.
Does Exercise Get Easier the More You Do It?
Yes, exercise gets less difficult — and more rewarding — as you go. Here are nine reasons why.
How to Make Exercise More Fun
Weary of your workouts? Ditch the drudgery and the long face, friend! You’re due for an amusement infusion.
How to Exercise When You Have Chronic Pain
If you suffer from chronic pain, working out may be the last thing you feel like doing. But exercise can make you feel better – now, and over the long term.
The Afterburn Effect: Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption
Wondering if it’s actually possible to burn calories after your workout? Learn what “the afterburn effect” really is and what it could mean for your training sessions.
6 of the Best Exercises You’re Not Doing
Tired of doing the same old lifts? Hungry for variety—or just looking for some exciting new results? Try these six innovative, underutilized moves.
How to Exercise When You’re Pregnant
These guidelines and training tips for prenatal and postpartum fitness can help keep you strong and safe through pregnancy and beyond.
How Often Should I Exercise?
A Life Time trainer explains why the answer to this question is more complicated than you might think. Plus, offers exercise plan advice for three common fitness goals.
The Impact of Endurance Exercise on Heart Health
For decades we’ve been told that endurance exercise is good for the heart. But as more endurance athletes are diagnosed with heart issues, they are learning the hard way that more isn’t always better.
How Positive Emotions Supercharge the Effects of Exercise
Psychologist Kelly McGonigal, PhD, on how a joyful approach to exercise can help people reach their fitness goals more easily.
Workouts vs. Exercise Programs: Which One Is Right For You?
Approaches to fitness plans may vary, but which route you choose could influence the results you see.
More of the Best Exercises (You’re Not Doing)
Some of our favorite fitness experts return to share another batch of the most effective, little-known exercises for your upper body, lower body, and core.
The Case for Low-Impact Exercise
Low impact doesn’t mean low intensity, low effort, or low reward. Learn how to have fun, stay engaged, and get results without sacrificing your joints.
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS): How to Reduce Post-Exercise Soreness
Discomfort can be an inevitable result of training sessions. Learn why it happens and what you can do to minimize it.
A Guide to Exercise at Every Age
Your body evolves as you age — and your workout program should, too. Here’s a guide to staying active through the decades.