Fitness Studies

Researchers concluded that women who averaged about 4,000 daily steps were 40 percent less likely to die versus those who took fewer steps. They also found that longevity benefits largely maxed out near 7,500 daily steps.

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine found that subjects with the highest fitness levels reduced their likelihood of developing lung cancer by as much as 73 percent. Similarly, the most-active subjects also reduced their...

From 2014 to 2017, major depression rates among Millennials grew by 31 percent, while psychotic conditions grew by 15 percent and substance abuse grew by 10 percent, according to a new Blue Cross Blue Shield Association study.

Researchers found that previously sedentary American adults reported a 35 percent reduced risk of all-cause mortality when they became active between age 40 and age 61. This group was 43 percent less likely to die of heart disease and 16 percent...

A new Lancet study attributes approximately 3 million global deaths per year to excessive sodium intake, while another 3 million are attributed to the inadequate consumption of whole grains. Another estimated 2 million deaths are connected to lack...

For 10 days, researchers evaluated a group of 10 regularly active students who were asked to become temporarily sedentary. The results indicated that physical inactivity can make people resistant to the benefits they would typically receive from...

When asked, 62 percent of survey participants said they have attempted to get into shape before joining a club, and another 45 percent said judgment-related fears have kept them away from fitness facilities entirely.

Six cancers tied to obesity—colorectal, endometrial, gallbladder, kidney, multiple myeloma and pancreas—are on the rise in young adults, according to new data published in The Lancet Public Health journal.