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Less than the recommended 150 minutes a week still seemed to help, study found

Think of walking to work or cleaning as low-cost preventive medicine

Couch potatoes might help cut their risk of early death by getting up every 30 minutes, study finds

Extra weight linked to extra risk, even if blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol all normal

Still, two-thirds feel better from this ancient form of exercise, study finds

Mind-body interventions reverse DNA reactions that cause stress, study suggests

This news article offers advice on how to protect yourself from electric shock drowning in lakes and pools.

While they kept muscles from vibrating, fatigue still set in, study finds

Regular jogging and other pursuits delay cellular aging, study finds

Cryptosporidiosis can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, CDC warns

Any transient discomfort or numbness won't harm their sexual or urinary function, study finds

What to consider when making a cardio choice

How to Create Your Own Full-Body Workout Plan

A 10-minute climb can increase fitness and motivation, researcher says

Workouts Top Trainers Do When They Only Have 15 Minutes

But recovery is quick, usually within a day or two, researchers find

Smartphone game benefits overweight, sedentary people most, researchers report

Devices were as much as 34 beats off per minute during certain exercises, study finds

19 Reasons to Start Strength Training

How to Foam Roll Like a Pro

How to Do the Perfect Forward Lunge

20 minutes on a treadmill linked to drop in immune cells tied to inflammation, study finds

Researchers say talking and texting makes workout less efficient and throws you off-balance

As your resolutions to be healthier run headlong into real life, don’t give up. Science shows that you can still reap benefits if you catch up.

Major medical associations advise against use of creatine by kids