Doing more aerobic exercise in middle age and old age may reduce the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found. “Our study underscores the critical role of cardiovascular ...

Cycling, elliptical training, swimming, or walking on an incline are all joint-friendly ways to raise your heart rate. “These options reduce joint stress, which is critical as cartilage, tendons, and ...

With January giving way to February, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about final phases of building aerobic fitness before moving on to more intensive work in the spring. This is a good and ...

Treadmill tests have long been considered the gold standard for measuring a person's fitness level. But a simple blood test may provide a more nuanced assessment, according to Stanford Medicine ...

Maintaining a high degree of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) appears to be one way to reach old age without developing multiple chronic diseases, including cardiovascular and metabolic conditions, ...

Researchers sought to find a non-pharmaceutical approach to improving episodic memory in late adulthood—and while their meta-analysis, which looked at 36 studies totaling 2,750 participant, was in no ...

Walk into most fitness centers and you will find an area designated for aerobic exercise and another for anaerobic training. Treadmills, ellipticals and indoor cycles dominate the aerobic area while ...

We've all been there: You're in the middle of a sentence when suddenly you can't remember the next word or the name you want to say. It's on the tip of your tongue, but you just can't get it. As it ...

Endurance affects metabolism substantially more than muscular strength does, a new study suggests. By Gretchen Reynolds Stamina may trump strength for improving metabolic health, according to an ...

*(CNN) — Doing more aerobic exercise in middle age and old age may reduce the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found. “Our study underscores the critical role of ...