Women benefit much more from exercise than men, reaping many more gains with considerably less work, a new study reports. With the same amount of exercise, women experience a three-fold reduction in ...

Researchers followed more than 85,000 adults in the U.K. for about seven years. Women may need less exercise than men to gain similar protection against coronary heart disease, according to a new ...

Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of East London Exercise is like medicine for the heart, and just like with medication, you need the right “dose” for it to be effective. But ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. When it comes to reaping heart health benefits ...

Women with clinically severe obesity are at risk of poor physical and mental health. Lifestyle interventions must be developed to support exercise participation for this group. The factors influencing ...

A leading sports doctor challenges the aging narrative with a surprising top priority for women’s health, warning that living ...

A new study suggests that men require nearly double the amount of exercise as women to lower heart disease risk an equivalent amount. Women who got 250 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise each ...

Although overweight, obesity and high-intensity statin therapy can increase diabetes risk, new evidence demonstrates ...

New research suggests that men may need to exercise twice as much as women to lower their chances of developing a major health threat that kills them more often. “This study provides strong evidence ...

Women typically have higher levels of oestrogen, which has important effects on how the body responds to exercise.

Exercise is one of the best things we can do for a healthy heart. Yet research shows that endurance athletes have up to a four times higher risk of atrial fibrillation (an irregular or fast heartbeat) ...