Active Vacations: Types and Preparation
Active vacations can be a lot of fun, but they can also be physically challenging and exhausting.
Aquatic Exercise for Treatment of Back Pain
A hot soak and some aquatic fitness might be just the right treatment for your low back pain.
Bike Helmets for Head Protection
A helmet is a cyclist’s best friend. Here are some tips on how to properly select and wear a helmet.
Biking: Exercise, Safety, and Comfort
If you’re a cyclist or thinking of becoming one, here are answers to some questions you may have.
BOSU Ball Exercises
Here’s how to get started with a BOSU ball, with five exercises to improve your balance and fitness.
Concentric and Eccentric Exercise
Most people focus only on concentric exercise when they do strength training. But trainers, physical therapists, and researchers are finding that eccentric exercise may have special benefits.
Core Exercises for Runners
Six pack abs may look good, but if you want a strong core to reduce the risk of low back pain, focus on the deep core muscles that don’t show.
CrossFit Cautions
Should you join the CrossFit craze? Here’s the rundown on the intense exercise program.
Diabetes Complications and Exercise
If you have other health problems related to diabetes, some types of physical activity can be risky.
Eight Effective Exercises for Arthritis of the Hand
Try your hand at exercises—eight to be exact.
Exercise and Diabetes
Get your cardio, walking, aerobics, and weightlifting on. Learn how physical activity can push away diabetes.
Exercise and Muscle Cramps
Muscle cramps from exercising can be painful. Learn tips on how to halt a cramp or prevent them entirely.
Exercise and Rest for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Getting plenty of exercise and rest are crucial for those with rheumatoid arthritis.
Exercise and Sweat, Its Role for Keeping You Cool
Sweating’s primary—and crucial—function is to cool the body.
Exercise: Endorphins and Euphoria
You may have experienced “runner’s high”—that feeling of euphoria during or right after a good workout—but there’s still debate over what causes it and whether it even exists.
Exercise for People with Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease
Even if it’s difficult, you should still exercise when you have COPD. Here’s how.
Pulmonary Disease
Exercise to Improve Balance
Learn how to improve balance to reduce your risk of falls.
Exercise to Lower Blood Pressure
Regular physical activity and exercise can help lower your blood pressure and reduce risk of hypertension.
Exercise: Pain Management Prior to Exercise
Don’t take ibuprofen before you exercise—research is finding it may pose serious health risks.
Exercises that Strengthen the Core and Help with Back Pain
Research shows that exercise is good for reducing back pain and improving quality of life for people with a history of low back pain, especially exercises that strengthen the body’s core.
Exercises that Target Muscles for Better Posture
These simple stretching and strengthening exercises target muscles essential for good posture.
Exercising After a Long Break
When you suddenly stop exercising for a while, you can lose some, or all, of the fitness gains you received.
Exercising in the Heat
Here are some tips for how to keep cool when exercising in the heat.
Fitness and Resting Heart Rate
A growing body of research has found a link between a high resting heart rate and increased risk of heart disease and death.
Foot Care: Doctors and Exercises
Learn which type of doctors treat foot pain and self-care tips to improve foot health.
Foot Health: Tips for Buying Shoes with a Healthy Fit
Here are some shopping tips for buying shoes that fit just right.
Foot Support: Orthotics and Insoles
Here’s the lowdown on orthotics and insoles and tips on how to choose the right ones for you.
Gym and Exercise Equipment Safety
Here are some basic safety tips for exercising at a gym or at home with equipment.
Hand-Pumping Exercises for Arthritis Pain
A helpful exercise for arthritis hand pain is squeezing a rubber or soft ball.
Kettlebells Exercise
Find out why some people would want to work out with kettlebells instead of free weights or a medicine ball.
Knee Exercises to Help Prevent Sports Injuries for Women
Learn why women are prone to knee injuries and the steps and exercises that one should take to prevent them.
Personal Trainer: Finding the Right Trainer
Congratulations on deciding to get fit! Here are some helpful suggestions on how to choose a personal trainer.
Plank: Core-Building Exercise
Strengthen your core with the plank exercise—it takes only a couple minutes, doesn’t require special equipment, and is better in many ways than sit-ups.
Psoas Muscles: Stretches and Practices to Help with
Hip,Groin, and Low Back Pain
Find out if it’s your psoas muscles that are causing hip or low-back pain and learn ways to stretch them out.
Hip,Groin, and Low Back Pain
Power Walking
Power walking may look awkward, but it’s a safe and effective way to exercise. Here’s your step-by-step guide to faster walking.
Rowing Machine Exercise
Row, row, row your way to better health.
Seven-Minute Workouts
Seven minutes of exercise is a lot better than zero minutes.
Shoulders in Motion
The shoulder is a complicated mechanism, with great versatility and a wide range of motion, all of which is why it is so easily injured, and why it pays to protect it.
Stair Climbing for Cardiovascular Fitness and Strength
Climbing stairs regularly can improve cardiovascular fitness and strength.
Tai Chi and Yoga: Mind-Body Exercise
Here’s your all-in-one guide to getting started with Tai Chi and Yoga.
Triceps Strengthening Exercise
There are many ways to tone your triceps—the muscles on the back of your upper arms. But some exercises are more efficient.
Walking in Nature and Positive Health Impacts
Science shows that time in nature can be medicine for the mind.
