10+ hour, 53+ min ago   (469+ words) Christian McCaffrey has spent his NFL career training to be faster, stronger, and harder to bring down. But as the San Francisco 49ers running back has gotten older, his approach has shifted toward something increasingly relevant to men over 40: preserving the…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (662+ words) If weight is the main way you are judging your fitness, it can make progress easy to miss. You can get stronger, have more stamina, and notice that your workouts feel easier without seeing much change on the scale. After…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (646+ words) You finish a long run, your legs are heavy, and you reach for the compression socks you've come to associate with recovery. Maybe they make your legs feel better while you're answering emails or making dinner. Compression garments have become…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (320+ words) Between work, family and everything else on your calendar, your day is already full. So when you're wearing clear aligners like Invisalign 20 to 22 hours a day for that perfect smile, fitting in a workout can feel like one more thing…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (782+ words) What if a few simple movements could offer a glimpse into how well you're aging? It turns out standing on one leg or getting up from a chair and walking a few feet may tell you more than you'd expect....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (531+ words) If you were to do 10 squats every time there's an advertisement break on This Morning, you'd do 550 squats in a week. It's a "life-changing" amount of exercise if you don't normally do any, says Dr Zoe Williams, an NHS GP…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (597+ words) Picture the treadmill next to yours. Someone is doing sprint intervals, gasping and soaked, done in 20 minutes, while you settle into a 45-minute jog and wonder whether you picked the slow road to nowhere. Intervals are short hard bursts with…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (913+ words) Losing your balance as you age isn't just a problem for really old guys. It starts to falter in our 40s. Scientists have found that the vestibular system in our inner ear, which helps us stay upright, starts to decline as…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (615+ words) If you have Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS, formerly known as polycystic ovary syndrome), you know the symptom list can feel relentless. Irregular periods, stubborn acne, unwanted hair growth on the face or body–many of these trace back to…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (654+ words) Credit: Getty Images/ AzmanL A lot of us picture dynamic, high-energy movements when we hear the word exercise, but you can get an effective workout without jumping or sprinting. Isometric exercises—where you hold a position for a period of…...