Independence is an issue many people struggle with as they age. Strength, balance and physical abilities are some key elements to maintaining independence. Rex Carpenter is an advanced exercise ...

For general fitness and health, men should aim for age-adjusted VO2 max scores that put them above average. This will ensure you are maximizing reductions in all-cause mortality from having a higher ...

Exercise has been recognized as an extremely effective tool to improve human health— it can have a preventative and even therapeutic effect on non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and ...

Emerging research suggests women’s cardiovascular systems may respond more strongly to physical activity than men’s, raising ...

Those stiff, painful spots can take up to two weeks to go away on their own. Sophie Walster/iStock via Getty Images Plus Imagine you’ve just completed a tough upper-body workout. Your muscles feel a ...

Heat stress places considerable demands on the human body, compelling profound adjustments in thermoregulatory, cardiovascular, and neuromuscular functions. The onset of hyperthermia during exercise ...

Physiologist spills beans on how can menopausal women prioritise strength training in their daily workouts more.

Exercise physiology is a multidisciplinary field that studies the body’s responses and adaptations to physical activity. It investigates how various organ systems — including the cardiovascular, ...

When Michelle Babiarz walks into the Exercise and Functional Training Lab on the second floor of the University of Delaware’s STAR Tower, she’s greeted with all smiles. The encouraging, positive ...

For years, I was an inveterate early morning exerciser — the kind of person you'd spot trudging into the gym just after the doors were unlocked or running through the neighborhood when the coffee ...

The College of Education at the United Arab Emirates University has published its first research based on data collected from the Exercise Physiology Laboratory (Department of Physical Education).

A cruel trick of exercise is that in order for it to make us feel good, we have to feel bad first. For all the endorphins and endocannabinoids that get released when we break a sweat, it feels like we ...