Activities like walking, swimming or cycling can improve your heart's ability to supply oxygen and nutrients to muscles. This ...

As the nation's population grows older, exercise programs for seniors should focus on maximizing functional fitness — that is, the ability to do daily tasks of life, such as cleaning ...

Studies have shown that just a few minutes of exercise each day can go a long way in offsetting the harms of sedentary behavior.

Omega-3 and vitamin D supplements, when combined with regular exercise, may help slow biological aging by several months over ...

My parents are both retired medical professionals who are in their early 70s. My father has diabetes that he manages with ...

Dr Johannes Marisa, public health specialist "People are just glued to their televisions, people are glued to their phones, to their laptops, by so doing they forget that exercise is of paramount ...

Physical activity is essential for healthy aging, and more older adults need to start exercising and their care teams should promote gradual increases in activity, a new study shows.

For 50 years, this group has walked together before sunrise—through every season, every challenge and every joy. But it’s ...

A new meta-analysis adds to the body of literature promoting the benefits of exercise for patients with cancer.

Seniors gather in Kirtland three times each week to serve, pass and hit on the volleyball court – all from the comfort of a chair. The Kirtland Senior Center’s chair volleyball matches ...