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August 1, 2016

Running police officer's act of kindness goes viral

On July 1, Kent Green, a police officer in Mesa, Arizona, began receiving messages from people who said they had seen his photo on Facebook.

July 29, 2016

Too much light at night, too little in the morning tied to obesity risk

Older people exposed to high lighting in the evening, and low light in the morning are more likely to gain weight, and the opposite light exposures may encourage weight loss, Japanese researchers say.

July 28, 2016

To reverse damage of sitting, take a brisk, hour-long walk

If you spend all day sitting on your rear end, then you might want to schedule some time for a brisk walk — just make sure you can spare at least an hour.

July 28, 2016

How to get people to step up their exercise

A healthy dose of friendly competition combined with a cash incentive may be an effective way to motivate people to exercise more, according to a new study

July 28, 2016

Special energy drink may alter metabolism and boost performance

A special energy drink that alters a person's metabolism may allow elite endurance athletes to go even farther in their workouts, according to a new study

July 28, 2016

Lack of exercise costs world $67.5B and 5M lives a year

A study of one million people has found that physical inactivity costs the global economy $67.5 billion a year in healthcare and productivity losses, but an hour a day of exercise could eliminate most of that.

July 28, 2016

Exercise lowers heart disease risk, even for younger women

For women under age 50, spending two and half hours of leisure time each week being active could cut heart disease risk by 25%, according to a U.S. study.

July 28, 2016

Martial-arts inspired class offers full body-mind workout

Jungshin Fitness is a new total-body workout that doesn't require dumbbells--- just a sword

July 27, 2016

Blood clot deaths tied to hours of daily TV time

People who watch television for five or more hours a day have more than twice the risk of those who watch half as much TV to die of a blood clot in the lung, a large Japanese study suggests.

July 27, 2016

Teens who play sports less likely to say they've done heroin

Teens who play sports are less likely than those who don't to say they've ever used opioid painkillers without a prescription or heroin, according to a new U.S. study.