Physical fitness

If you're among those who dutifully carve out 30 minutes a day for the moderate-intensity exercise recommended by experts based on the idea that you're doing all you can for your heart, you're in for ...

The findings revealed that total volume of physical activity fell from the age of 7 onwards in both boys and girls, shadowing the same decline trends as in adolescence.

Older people who regularly practice Chinese Tai Chi are less likely to suffer high blood pressure and are physically stronger, says a new study.

Higher levels of physical activity may lower the risk of 13 types of cancer, a new study has claimed.

Young adults with jobs that involve heavy lifting and forceful movements might be at higher risk for back pain later in life, a study from Finland suggests.

Exercises and/or psychological therapies may work better than medications for patients suffering from cancer-related fatigue. So yoga, walking, running or cycling could help.

Samir Kochhar is very attentive to his diet and physical fitness. He maintains a strenuous workout regime and doesn't take it lightly.

Even if you are up to 20 per cent less fit than your population average, it is sufficient to prevent risk factors like diabetes, hypertension, obesity that affect people with heart disease, finds a study.

A recent study has found that low levels of physical activity, weaker physical fitness and obesity may lead to cardiovascular diseases, even in primary school children.

Mary Harada's father lived to 102, healthy and sharp to the end. She wouldn't mind living that long, if she could stay as mentally and physically fit as he was.