Have you recently carried heavy shopping bags up a few flights of stairs?

Regular walking produces many health benefits, including reducing our risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and depression.

Community-based exercise programs improve physical fitness and quality of life for people with cancer, according to a new study.

New research suggests that people who know more about the benefits of physical activity spend more time doing it.

Organized sports and physical activities aren’t enough to keep homeschoolers fit, research finds.

People who exercise on a regular basis are more likely to eat healthier, too.

Our muscles grow as a result of regular exercise and can waste away when not frequently or strenuously used, leading to the popular maxim: “Use it or lose it.”

Exercise has been found to reduce stress, increase positive mood, decrease anxiety and alleviate depression.

Are you sitting down? Then you may want to stand up to read this, as research from the US has found that sitting for too long could increase your risk of dying – even if you exercise.

CrossFit, circuit training, group exercise, functional training, resistance training, cardio training. Feeling dizzy yet?

The effect of exercise on health is profound. It can protect you from a range of conditions, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers.

Women have long been subject to powerful social pressures to look a certain way. The “feminine ideal” – a svelte female figure – has dominated film, television and magazine culture.

Encouraging people to meet specific fitness goals when they are new to exercising can be ineffective. In fact, it may even make it harder to become active, according to an editorial published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Setting workout goals for the New Year? Increasing physical activity and aiming to improve your health are worthy goals, but can be challenging.

From Vail in the US to Val d’Isere in France, winter sports holidays are all the rage. And with more older people now hitting the slopes, there has been an inevitable rise in snow sport-related injuries.

Increases in physical activity tend to be followed by increases in mood and perceived energy level, research finds.

There is a movement afoot (pun intended) to get more people exercising by involving their family doctors.

It’s that time again. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services just released a new edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. That sound you hear is Americans collectively sighing.

Have you ever wondered why you feel healthier and happier when you stroll through the trees or frolic by the sea? Is it just that you’re spending time away from work, de-stressing and taking in the view? Or is there more to it?

We all know making physical activity a regular habit is important for health and well-being. But health promotion messages are often aimed at children and young people, with less focus on the importance of physical activity for older people. However, older age is a crucial time for being active every day.