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Physical activity improves cognitive and mental health in all sorts of ways. Here’s why, and how to reap the benefits. By Dana G. Smith Growing up in the Netherlands, Henriette van Praag had always ...

Worldwide, 1.4 billion adults are insufficiently active, with one in three women and one in four men not engaging in adequate physical activity. In fact, there has been no improvement in physical ...

Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – those online calculators that tell you exactly how many jumping jacks you need to burn 500 calories? They’re basically making educated guesses about your body.

It feels like play. Here’s what fitness experts say about using the activity as a training tool. By Danielle Friedman When kids skip, it rarely looks like work. There’s something playful, almost ...