In the world of fitness and healthy living, many people focus on moderate activity like walking or light cycling. While those forms of movement are excellent for overall health, vigorous-intensity ...

Jessica Rendall is a reporter with experience covering a variety of health and wellness topics, including chronic disease, infectious disease, telemedicine, mental health and health technology. Renée ...

A major UK Biobank study suggests that when total activity stays the same, doing a greater share at vigorous intensity is linked to lower risks of heart disease, diabetes, dementia, and other chronic ...

Move more. Sit less. For many years, that’s been accepted guidance for people wanting to get healthier. Now that message is getting refined, with a growing body of research suggesting that certain ...

A few minutes of heart-pumping physical activity a day could lower your risk for eight major diseases, a new study finds. In fact, completing short bursts of vigorous activity may matter more than how ...

Once exercise becomes a regular habit, it's time to think about how much you're moving and how hard you're actually working. The Department of Health and Human Services recommends that adults get at ...