The notion of unhealthy practice of otherwise healthy exercise has been discussed in scientific literature for approaching 50 years. The earliest reports demonstrated that in a sleep study, some ...

Regular exercise is one of the most important activities for improving heart health and maintaining a healthy brain, body, and lifestyle. However, recent research suggests that too much exercise can ...

HANGZHOU, China — When it comes to keeping your brain young, there’s a sweet spot for how much exercise you get. Get too little physical activity and your brain ages faster. Get too much, and the same ...

You’ve been diligently doing hundreds of crunches, planks until your core shakes, and every ab exercise variation under the sun. Your core muscles are definitely stronger, but that layer of belly fat ...

Exercise is indispensable for staying in shape, improving well-being and minimizing the risk of ill health, especially as you age. As a result of these benefits, some people may consider the more ...

While exercise is vital for health, new research suggests extreme training might stress the heart. Experts caution that excessive workouts offer diminishing returns and can pose cardiovascular risks, ...

I have always called myself an extreme health nut. I thought it was a positive, a good thing… eating really really overly healthy and cutting out pretty much all fat and carbohydrates. … It’s quite ...

Improving physical fitness requires putting stress on your system during vigorous workouts. But the quest for peak performance often backfires—the psychophysiological distress caused by excessive ...