Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. One of the benefits of ...

Women setting up the fitness smart watch for running. Young fitness women runner checking time from smart watch. Young woman checking heart rate while jogging in the park. We all know that fitting in ...

There’s no question that exercise is good for the heart. Regular exercise lowers blood pressure and cholesterol and reduces ...

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As a general rule, regular running promotes better sleep. But there appears to be an exception: hard exercise in the hours before bedtime. That’s the conclusion of a new study in the journal Nature ...

Vigorous exercise places greater demand on the cardiovascular system, encouraging adaptations in the heart and lungs, Holmer explained. This improves VO2 max, a key marker associated with longevity ...