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Five minutes more exercise each day and half an hour less sitting time each day could help millions of people live longer, according to an ... More

Cancer sufferers who exercise regularly have, generally, a better prognosis than inactive patients – but science hasn't quite managed to agree why this is. Now, ... More

The link between a sound body and a sound mind has been demonstrated by scientists in a groundbreaking new study on the impact of exercise. ... More

It’s undoubtedly been one of the biggest fitness trends of the last few years and HIIT (high-intensity interval training) shows no signs of going away. ... More

Exercising could help to induce changes in skeletal muscle, purging the blood of an unwanted substance that accumulates during stress, according to a new study ... More

Image: Obese people can be "metabolically" healthy New research has claimed that individuals can be both obese and "metabolically" healthy, with no greater risk of ... More

Physical exercise has the ability to instantly change DNA molecules within muscles to make them fight fat more effectively, according to a study by Karolinska ... More

A study by Swedish university Karolinska Institutet has shown that devoting work time to physical activity can lead to higher productivity. A research team analysed ... More

Teens who exercise for at least an hour per day have much better control of their body weight - even if they are genetically 'predisposed' ... More