America has an obesity problem. The National Institutes of Health estimates that two in five adults are overweight and one out of every three adults are obese. Though a healthy diet has the biggest ...

When you’re crunched for time and need to squeeze in a workout, it’s fair to want to get the most out of your effort. But while there’s been an ongoing debate about the merits of aerobic vs. anaerobic ...

As strength-training after the age of 50 has been steadily rising in popularity in recent years, love for traditional cardiovascular or aerobic exercise has been on the decline. Still, making this ...

Like stalactites and stalagmites, most of us have heard of ‘aerobic’ and ‘anaerobic’, although we might struggle to remember which is which. Here, we’ll help you to clarify the terms and understand ...

Throughout my life, I had identified as a long-distance runner, competing in high-school cross-country and working up to half marathons. But looking back, I now realize my running background contains ...

In a new study, people who followed a moderate-to-vigorous aerobic exercise routine for a year had a noticeable drop in brain age, while those who stuck to their usual fitness routine saw a slight ...

Enorm in Form, Aerobic Sendung, Deutschland 1983, Vorturngruppe um Judith Jagiello und Gaby Just. (Photo by Impress Own/United Archives via Getty Images) Are you struggling to stay physically active ...

A new study at Tel Aviv University found that aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%. According to the researchers, intensity aerobic exercise increases the glucose (sugar) ...

Key points The cognitive benefits of aerobic exercise are well established. Less understood is how exercise intensity affects how our minds work. A new study used Fitbits to examine how different ...

Aerobic exercise, also known as cardio, "involves activities that use large muscle groups rhythmically and continuously, raising the heart and breathing rates," explains Gontang. He says that the word ...