According to new research, becoming less fit was linked to higher death risk, regardless of BMI changes.

If you can’t squeeze a workout into the day’s busy schedule, bobbing your foot, walking to the window or chopping onions for dinner may help to maintain or augment your fitness.

- The definition of physical fitness can vary, but most experts agree that there are five components of physical fitness. These components represent how fit and healthy the body is as a whole: 1. Cardiovascular Fitness — The cardiovascular system (also called the circulatory system) consists of the heart (cardio) and the blood vessels (vascular). It's the system that supplies oxygen and blood throughout the body. Cardiovascular fitness is the body's ability to supply oxygen and blood to the working muscles during exercise that lasts for an extended period of time. Aerobic Exercise improves cardiovascular fitness. 2. Muscular Strength — Muscular strength is the amount of force a muscle or muscle group can exert against a

Physical fitness especially cardiorespiratory fitness, speed-agility and muscular fitness, leads to the presence of more gray matter in the brain.

With the opening of its George Wellbeing Center, the Gaviidae YMCA becomes the latest Twin Cities gym to offer tools for improving mental health alongside the physical.

Exercise is one of the best ways to make yourself feel better, but you also need the energy levels to do it. Here are some simple steps to take

I wish there was a way I could step back in time and beg my younger self to take better care of my body – and engage in more physical activity. This is something I have often felt.

Whether or not Americans exercise regularly has a phenomenal impact on our nation. It is, in fact, an underappreciated nucleus for a strong America.