Let's be real: walking into a gym can feel like stepping onto a foreign planet where everyone seems to know exactly what they ...

To be sure, doing any form of movement offers some brain-boosting benefits: It can help stem inflammation, shuttle more blood ...

When I think back to my time in high school and college, the message was clear: Going to the gym was for losing weight and becoming smaller. The weight room—and building muscle—was solely for guys. I ...

Strength-training comes with a host of benefits regardless of your age, from more toned muscles to a speedier metabolism and more. But this form of exercise (also called resistance training) can be ...

Whether you’ve noticed classes popping up at your local gym or a friend has raved about a new fitness routine, you’ve likely heard about trendy barre workouts. Barre is a low-impact exercise that ...

Dr. Wright advises people to walk for at least three hours per week, through four sessions of 45 minutes each. The weekly ...

Being in your 50s is not like it used to be—just look at super-fit celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry and Jennifer Aniston. These women didn’t get fit by phoning it in with their exercise ...

If you’re looking to build strong, healthy muscles as you age, chair exercises are a stellar low-impact option. Chair workouts reduce joint strain while still delivering a challenging workout. After ...

*The combination of martial arts and heart-pumping cardio, kickboxing has become one of the most practiced exercises worldwide. It originated in Japan around the 1960s and gained popularity in America ...

If there’s one thing that’s certain, no one workout, sport or fitness activity will work for everyone. In fact, for a lot of people the thought of being ride-or-die for any kind of class, gym or ...