Topline: Children’s physical activity worldwide dropped by 20% over the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a JAMA Pediatrics study released Monday – a “developmental turning point ...

S queezing exercise into a busy schedule can be tough. However, new research suggests that doing just 15 minutes of physical activity over the course of a week is linked to a lower risk of dying ...

To qualify as vigorous physical activity, a person’s heart rate should be 77–93% of their maximum heart rate. To calculate this range, a person can subtract their age from 220 and multiply the ...

The study’s results are clear: regular activity is a powerful tool for longevity. People who reach or exceed 160 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week reap the greatest rewards.

Although numerous guidelines and the U.S. National Physical Activity Plan (published by the organization one of us [L.W.] works for) promote the importance of assessing, prescribing, and referring ...

Doing one-minute bursts of vigorous physical activity a few times a day led to a longer life for non-exercisers Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV Subscribe Subscribe ...