NEWS / FITNESS

A Win for Weekend Warriors

If you tend to get your exercise in an intense burst over the weekend rather than in multiple sessions throughout the week, take heart. >

Fit Kids Grow Up to be Sharper Adults

Healthy habits in childhood lay the foundation for cognitive function in middle age. Get your kids moving now. >

Junk Food Undermines Kids' Fitness

Kids who eat a lot of ultraprocessed foods -- such as chips, fries and processed meats -- lose out on more than nutrition. >

Walk Away from the Blues

It may not surprise you to learn that exercise can lift depression. What may shock you is how little activity it takes to improve your mood. >

Everyday Activities Help the Heart

Movements we make every day, walking from room to room, dressing, cleaning, not only count as exercise, they protect against heart disease. >

Do Activity Trackers Actually Help?

The feedback activity trackers offer on the number of steps you've taken and other measures can make a difference in how much you move. >

We Evolved from Couch Potatoes

The benefits of exercise become even more essential as we age. Evolutionary biology helps explain how activity extended the human lifespan. >

Ready, Set a Goal!

There are two keys to exercise success. One involves who sets your goals. The other is about how gradually or quickly you pursue them. >

Online Fitness, Meet PE Class

Kids use smartphones anyway, so why not enlist them to get kids to be more active? Exergames are fun and adjust to personal fitness levels. >

A Multisensory Treatment for Parkinson’s

Dancing with music stimulates the mind and body and appears to slow or halt the most debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease. >

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