The federal government last week unveiled a new food chart, called MyPyramid, designed to guide Americans in making healthier choices about what to eat. Coming at a time of mounting concern about ...

The Physical Activity Pyramid provides a model for describing the different types of physical activities that children can perform to meet national physical activity guidelines. The national ...

These numbers are not the winning combination for the next Powerball jackpot, they represent the weekly amount of physical activity you should participate in to stay healthy. Specifically, the 2008 ...

Exercise makes your muscles work and burns calories. Exercises are activities designed to improve fitness, enhance health, and prepare your body to meet the demands of life. Physical activities like ...

Someone dies somewhere in the world every 10 seconds owing to physical inactivity - 3.2 million people a year according to the World Health Organization (WHO). From the age of 50, there is a gradual ...

Getting regular exercise helps prevent heart disease. And while any physical activity is better than none, certain types of exercise may be more beneficial for your heart. Your body is designed for ...

Regular physical activity is important at any age, but especially for older adults. Physical activity keeps muscles, joints, and bones healthy, it also reduces your disease risk, and more. Are you ...

Replacing time on the couch with less than 10 minutes of moderate or intense physical activity can have a positive impact on cognitive function among middle-aged people, according to a new study ...