Fitness

Yet, the situation is different in Croydon, South London, thanks to Husna Ahamed’s fitness classes, where cameras and mics are off as standard, Muslim women have been able to exercise during the...

Researchers found adolescents tended to be worse off if they played sports for only a couple of hours per week, or if they practiced close to three hours each day or more. "Overtraining has...

If you sit in front of a desk all day, chances are you’ve experienced lower back pain. According to the National Institutes of Health, it occurs most often between ages 30 and 50 thanks to the aging...

Working with a personal trainer can be the key to crushing your fitness goals—provided you choose the right one. If you’re working with a trainer and aren’t seeing results or feel like...

When you’re in the zone during an intense HIIT workout, you may find it challenging to keep an eye on the clock. And the more time you spend trying to figure out how long you’ve been exercising...

Millions of CrossFit fanatics around the world—nearly 10 million to be exact—profess the body benefits of the trendy high-intensity training program, and a new study commissioned by the American...

1. Focus on form It’s more important to get your technique right than to bang out all the reps of an exercise. Form—the correct movement for each exercise—is very important during...

Choose activities that you enjoy and can do regularly. Fitting activity into a daily routine can be easy — such as taking a brisk 10 minute walk to and from the parking lot, bus stop, or subway...

    Approximate calories used by a 154 pound man Moderate physical activities:   In 1 hour   In...

ADULTS (18 to 64 years) Adults should do at least 2 hours and 30 minutes each week of aerobic physical activity at a moderate level OR 1 hour and 15 minutes each week of aerobic physical activity...

Regular physical activity can produce long term health benefits. People of all ages, shapes, sizes, and abilities can benefit from being physically active. The more physical activity you do, the greater...

Physical activity simply means movement of the body that uses energy. Walking, gardening, briskly pushing a baby stroller, climbing the stairs, playing soccer, or dancing the night away are all good examples...