Dr. Shields is a physical therapist with a background in English Literature and a passion for healthcare and education. She hopes to combine her clinical expertise with her love of writing, establish ...

Trainers often joke about the difference between “show” muscles and “go” muscles—in other words, muscles that look pretty versus muscles that can actually pull their weight when it counts. Whenever ...

Muscle matters regardless of age – but proactively maintaining muscle becomes increasingly important as we get older. From around age 30, our bodies naturally – and gradually – begin losing muscle ...

Source: Wellness Gallery Catalyst Foundation/Pexels Depression is among the leading causes of disability worldwide. It affects mood, sleep, appetite, concentration, energy, and hope. For some, it is ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have discovered a mechanism that could explain how exercise improves cognition by shoring up the brain’s protective barrier of blood vessels. With age, this network of ...

Share on Pinterest A recent study suggests that higher fitness levels may help reduce anxiety and build resilience to stress. Image Credit: Oleg Breslavtsev/Getty Images Recent research has shown that ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores how to stay motivated to exercise. You can listen to episodes here. During the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the ...

These exercises challenge one side of your body at a time. Practicing them can make daily tasks easier. These exercises challenge one side of your body at a time. Practicing them can make daily tasks ...

Burn more, weigh less. Sounds simple, right? Not exactly. A new study is challenging conventional wisdom about exercise and weight loss, suggesting your workout may not burn as many calories as you ...

About two years ago, I started experiencing constant vertigo. I was plagued by an internal sense of rocking and swaying, trouble sitting or standing with my eyes closed, and a fear of walking. Several ...

People often complain—and rightly so—that the typical exercise science study involves a half-dozen male undergraduates who follow some sort of workout routine for a couple of weeks. So you can imagine ...