Tag Archives: Exercise

Including high-intensity training in your workouts provided better protection against premature death than moderate workouts alone. If you increase your heart rate, will your life span follow? That possibility is at the heart of an ambitious new study of exercise and mortality. The study, one of the largest and longest-term …

Here’s what you need to know: Spain’s adults and teenagers are allowed out to exercise, in shifts. India reports its biggest single-day rise in cases. Britons might be too scared to go out after lockdown, an academic says. Our Baghdad bureau chief reports on the dire state of Syria’s fight …

It’s becoming increasingly clear that all people fall into one of two groups: the have-a-home-gyms, and the have-not-a-home-gyms. If you’re one of the lucky former, feel free to stop reading right here—you already have all you need! We’ll see you and your toned self come summer. And, if you’re not, …

Does exercise help or hinder our bodies’ ability to fight off infections? In the context of the novel coronavirus outbreak, that question has gained urgency and also, thanks to recent research, emergent answers. The latest science suggests that being fit boosts our immune systems, and that even a single workout …

Before I get into the meat of this post, let’s make one thing clear: You should stay active while fasting. You shouldn’t just sit around. You shouldn’t give up. It’s actually imperative that you exercise while fasting. Everything we do, or don’t do, sends a message. If you stay sedentary …

For today’s edition of Dear Mark, I’m answering four questions from readers. First, what does an “increased risk of mortality” actually mean if everyone’s going to die in the end? Second, what makes fish heads so delicious and nutritious? Third, what is the relationship between metformin and exercise? And finally, …