Technological advances and the habits of modern life have drastically reduced levels of physical activity around the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) now warns that inactivity and sedentary ...

He and his colleagues have found that even five- to 10-minute bursts of an exercise with an intensity like running, and as ...

The review analyzed 73 randomized controlled trials involving nearly 5,000 adults with depression, making it one of the most ...

DALLAS — Two years of exercise begun in middle age can restore the heart's elasticity in previously sedentary adults and forestall the development of heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection ...

Kids who were not active had a higher chance of developing depression as adults. The relationship between sedentary behavior and poor physical health is well known, but a new study is showing a lack ...

Researchers report that vigorous physical activity accounts for only 4% of adults waking time while sedentary behavior accounts for 60%. They say that even light physical activity can increase the ...

Endurance expert suggests drugs could help 'lazy people' exercise. In what has been described as 'doping for lazy people' a University of Kent endurance expert has advocated the use of psychoactive ...

Not exercising enough can cause weight gain, lower energy levels, and increased risk of disease. Learn more about the ...

Work in our modern world has been replaced from physical movement to sedentary behaviour. And after 40, sitting for long ...

A new study suggests that more intense physical activity can deliver the same health benefits as moderate-intensity activities like brisk walking in a fraction of the time. Harry Bullmore speaks to le ...