Breaking into a sweat when you’re working out is great. Breaking into a sweat the second you step outside to head out on your daily jog, or post-dinner stroll around the neighborhood, because it’s ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As temperatures start to warm up, outdoor exercise enthusiasts should take precautions to avoid heat-related health risks. There are many benefits to exercising outside, but ...

Getting into an outdoor exercise routine can be both invigorating and challenging, especially when the weather isn’t on your side. Whether it’s a scorching summer day or a chilly winter morning, ...

"There's also the variety factor," Novkov points out. "In a gym, the visual environment is static. Outside, light shifts and scenery changes, and that novelty keeps your brain engaged. This prevents ...

For those who do not enjoy working out in a gym, choosing to exercise outdoors can make a great alternative. To get started, build on what you enjoy. If that is hiking or biking, take longer walks and ...

That morning jog through the park or weekend hike isn’t just a change of scenery from your usual gym routine—it’s triggering a completely different cascade of responses in your body. While any ...

Sometimes, the best plans get uprooted through no fault of your own. Today, it was the weather. On a planned outdoor run mixed with calisthenics (pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups/planks and dips), it ...

Between the sweat smell, fluorescent lights and omnipresent television screens, April Herring has never connected with going to the gym. Instead, she runs, bikes, hikes, plays tennis, pickleball and ...

Joggers, cyclists and other people doing outdoor workouts may be losing out on health benefits, lower cancer risk and added life expectancy if they exercise in polluted city air, new research suggests ...