Just light exercise—10 or 20 minutes of walking a day—can be enough to take the edge off. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

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Decades of research has found that exercise is helpful for overall health and fitness, doing everything from lowering your risk of heart disease to helping you sleep better. According to a new study, ...

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Adults should aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise – such as brisk walking – each week, or at least 75 minutes ...

Discover the power of this short, 1-5 minute daily habit, which can be spaced throughout the day as these micro-movements ...

A new study suggests moderate to vigorous physical activity can boost scores on memory tests. Adding to the evidence that daily exercise is good for the brain. A new study finds physical activity ...

Exercise improves connectivity in the brain and that boosts memory. Source: Uberimages/iStock Exercise is good for the brain. Your regular jog or spin class benefits memory and executive function. If ...

A single 30-minute session of moderate exercise on a stationary bicycle increases activation in the circuits of the brain that are associated with semantic memory retrieval — including the hippocampus ...