Taking the time out to exercise can sometimes seem daunting. But a new study shows you only need to dedicate four minutes a day to lower your cancer risk.

All of these leisure activities appear to lower the risk of early death, as well as death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal JAMA ...

When the researchers analyzed the participants’ activity data, they found that across 6.9 years of follow-up, participants who engaged in one or two minutes of VILPA three times a day had a 38% ...

A recent study found that non-exercise physical activity was associated with a lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke. Short bursts of physical activity ...

Background Occupational and leisure-time physical activity are considered to provide similar health benefits. The authors tested this hypothesis. Methods A representative sample of Danish employees ...

The case for a purposeful retirement. Purpose may be the secret to a longer, happier life. A significant 2010 meta-analysis, combining 148 studies with over 308,000 participants, found that ...

About The Study: Participation in leisure-time physical activity at the recommended level or above was associated with lower odds of both non-injurious and injurious falls in this study of 7,100 ...

Despite class differences, 95% of Americans over the age of 15 engaged in some kind of leisure activity on a typical day, according to the 2022 time-use survey.

When the holidays are over, many of us will hit the gym to lose those extra pounds. If you have a job that requires you to get your heart rate up and use your muscles, you may think you're all set.

Television remains the dominant leisure activity for retirees. Individuals age 65 to 74 watch an average of 3.82 hours of TV on weekdays and an average of 4.48 hours of TV on weekends.