Fitness
Everyday Activity Counts: Stairs, Chores Boost Mood and Fitness
Small amounts of movement — even five to ten minutes — can lift your mood, increase energy, and count toward your fitness goals.
Wellness
Wellness
Why Wellness Peptides Aren’t a Fountain of Youth
Injectable “wellness” peptides have exploded across social media, promoted by influencers and biohackers as a quick route to muscle gains, recovery, and longevity.
Fitness
Two Hours of Strength Training Weekly May Extend Your Life
A 30-year analysis suggests that doing about 90 to 120 minutes of strength training per week is associated with a lower risk of dying early.
Wellness
Most Sunscreens Fall Short: How to Choose Safe Protection
A recent Environmental Working Group (EWG) review found that only about 20% of sunscreen products meet its safety and efficacy criteria — roughly 550 out of 2,784 items surveyed.
Fitness
How Much Weekly Exercise Protects Your Heart
A recent analysis suggests adults may need far more aerobic activity than commonly advised to substantially lower their risk of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular events.
Fitness
NHS England to Fund Lifelong SMA Treatments
Hundreds more children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) will now have routine, long-term access to two transformative therapies on the NHS in England.
Fitness
Why 8,500 Daily Steps Help Weight Loss and Maintenance
A new analysis suggests that aiming for about 8,500 steps a day can be a simple, effective part of losing weight and keeping it off when combined with dietary changes.
Fitness
Nicole Kidman Training to Be a Death Doula
Nicole Kidman has said she is training to become a death doula, a step she decided to take after her mother died in 2024.
Fitness
Fill Your Cup: Allyson Felix on Rest, Recovery, and Leave
Allyson Felix, five-time U.S. Olympian and the most decorated American track and field athlete in history, is using her platform to promote rest, recovery, and paid sick leave.
Fitness
Combine Walking with Strength Training for Better Health
A large 2019 national telephone survey of 396,261 U.S. adults, published in PLOS One, found walking to be the most common leisure activity: 44% of respondents said walking was the…
Fitness
Midlife Exercise Halves Women’s Early-Death Risk
A new study published March 26 in PLOS Medicine reinforces the benefit of staying active through middle age.
Sleep
11 Extra Minutes Sleep and 5 Minutes Activity Lower Heart Risk
A new observational analysis suggests that very small, feasible shifts in sleep, activity, and diet can add up to meaningful reductions in major cardiovascular events.