Cardio. Incorporating aerobic exercises that get your heart rate up (such as running, swimming or cycling) is key to ...

While the bulk of a running routine is miles and workouts, it’s also important to incorporate stretching, foot drills, and ...

Endurance exercise means long duration or long distance cardio. ("Long", like "heavy", is relative. Let's say 20 minutes or ...

The alarm clock blares, and you reach for your running shoes without thinking about it. Next thing you know, you’re jogging through your neighborhood on the same route as every other morning. You are ...

Senior Lecturer, Exercise Physiology. Director of Teaching and Education, School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney People asking for exercise advice are usually looking for a simple answer. Do this over ...

He explains the two types of exercise everyday people should be doing are aerobic, conditioning and endurance training, and ...

There’s a lot of debate about weight machines in the fitness world. Some people gravitate towards them because they seem a heck of a lot easier than cranking out some reps with a pair of dumbbells or ...

As you get stronger, you become able to lift heavier and heavier weights. That's the idea at the heart of an often-misunderstood fitness concept: progressive overload.

For an episode of Life Kit, NPR's Vincent Acovino explores ways you can gamify your exercise to make it more enjoyable, and help you reach your goals. You might not realize it, but the way we exercise ...

Muscle tends to come back faster the second time because when you’ve built it once, your muscle fibers retain extra myonuclei ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you probably have shortness of breath during physical exertion. Regular exercise may seem intimidating, but it’s actually ...

This lofty fitness goal requires focus and discipline in the kitchen. This is what you need to know (plus a bonus smoothie ...