Research shows that developing a daily routine can positively impact mental health by creating a structure that helps reduce stress and anxiety. Mental health counselor Samantha Zhu explains how to ...

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that ...

Researchers evaluated the effects of brief bouts of exercise spread throughout the day (exercise snacks) on cardiorespiratory ...

Aging doesn’t equal decline. Getting older doesn’t automatically include growing weaker, slower and more fragile. As Kris Herbert, founder and certified personal trainer at The Gym Venice, says, ...

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Flexibility is a common component of recommended exercise for people of all ages, and new research suggests that people who are more flexible may live longer. The study used 20 joint movements ...

Exercise has proven benefits in all areas of physical and mental health, and that includes sleep quality. One specific type of exercise — strength training — has been linked to insomnia prevention in ...

I sometimes like to play an exercise game where I work my way through a deck of cards doing however many pushups each card indicates. Face cards are ten, aces 20, for a total of 416. The goal is to ...