Your lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is a muscular ring that connects your esophagus with your stomach. It relaxes to let food pass through but otherwise stays closed to prevent stomach acid from ...

Planks and crunches deserve their place in any well-rounded core workout, but if getting down onto the floor, then back onto your feet is a challenge in itself, there are alternatives. That's when ...

Exercise may reduce symptoms of depression to a similar extent as psychological therapy, according to an updated Cochrane review. When compared with antidepressant medication, exercise also showed a ...

Objectives To evaluate the effects of brief bouts of exercise spread throughout the day, termed ‘exercise snacks’, on cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, and cardiometabolic health outcomes in ...

Building muscle mass after 60 is a goal of many fitness enthusiasts—for good reason. But it’s so much more than developing an impressive physique; muscle is necessary in order to live an active, ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. • Strengthening your back ...

Julia Toppin does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Jenessa Connor is a writer with experience writing health, fitness, and nutrition topics for publications, websites, companies, and experts in wellness spaces. Regular resistance training that engages ...

Rutgers scientists found that metformin can blunt many of the metabolic and cardiovascular improvements normally produced by exercise. Participants who took the drug saw reduced gains in fitness, ...

When most people think of longevity, they imagine adding years to their lives. But to Dr. Peter Attia, one of the leading voices in the emerging field of longevity medicine, living longer is about ...