As we progress into autumn with some people not able to purchase food, pay rent, cover utilities, the issue of stress and mental health become even more important for obtaining/maintaining a healthy ...

Why Is Physical Activity Important? Physical activity is an important component of a healthy lifestyle and can improve health outcomes across the lifespan. When we are healthy, we’re more capable of ...

Physical activity reduces chronic disease risks, improves function, and extends lifespan, thus supporting clinicians’ use of exercise prescriptions as a health intervention, new research suggests. A ...

Researchers investigating how to increase participation in physical activity by autistic children and teens say key strategies include creating ...

Physical activity is known to be good for one’s health.1 2 On the other hand, physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour are known to be harmful to health.2 3 Agreement exists about these general ...

Engaging in everyday physical activity has immediate benefits for brain health. Middle-aged people who participated in everyday movement showed improvement in cognitive processing speed equivalent to ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers found that short 1-minute bursts of physical activity totaling about 4.5 minutes daily could lower your risk of cancer. Westend61/Getty Images A new study looked at the ...

Objective To identify the optimal dose and type of physical activity to improve functional capacity and reduce adverse events in acutely hospitalised older adults. Design Systematic review and ...