“The time efficient nature of exercise snacks may help overcome common barriers to physical activity, such as perceived lack ...

Approximately 1.8 billion adults globally are at an increased risk of non-communicable diseases, such as heart attack and ...

Taking “exercise snacks” throughout the day can boost people’s health and make them fitter, researchers say.Bursts of activity, lasting just a few minutes, increase respiratory fitness and could be ...

Short bursts of exercise of around 5 minutes twice a day could help improve heart and lung function, new research suggests.

For the research an exercise ‘snack’ was defined as two to five minutes of moderate to vigorous activity, such as climbing the stairs for the purpose of exercise, or bodyweight exercises. Participants ...

Exercise saves heartbeats rather than wasting them, potentially extending life through improved heart efficiency.

The good news, then, is that the bar is reasonably low—you don’t need to train like an Olympic athlete to get the benefits of ...

A recent study published in the journal Physiological Reports indicates that moderate-level exercise may reduce both feelings of hunger and hunger-related hormones in males with obesity. The pilot ...

Nurses who perform moderate levels of exercise have a better quality of life because it enhances satisfaction, a new study finds. Burnout wasn’t linked with physical activity, but other factors such ...