In primary schools, the most popular school-based physical activity intervention is The Daily Mile, which involves 15 minutes ...

Regularly doing a mix of different types of physical activity may be best for prolonging the lifespan, but the associations aren't linear, pointing to a possible optimal threshold effect, suggests ...

Below, please find two summaries related to studies publishing in The Lancet and eClinicalMedicine (part of The Lancet Discovery Science suite of journals) sharing new research on how small increases ...

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 ...

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 ...