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Long Covid-induced diabetes, depression can be treated by exercise: Study

Though no medically recognized treatment exists for Long Covid, a study suggests that exercise might break cycle of inflammation that develops diabetes and depression months after a person recovers

90 minutes of exercise after Covid vaccination bumps up antibodies: Study

Around 90 minutes of mild- to moderate-intensity exercise directly after the flu or the Covid-19 vaccine may provide an extra immune boost, suggests a new study.

Smart tips on ridding your body of harmful toxins at home during lockdown

The way you cook, what you eat, how you exercise can make or mar your immunity during the Covid-19 pandemic. Smart changes in your daily routine can make a big difference to your wellness quotient

How this Indian start-up is bringing fitness closer to the masses

The unorganised nature of the fitness sector augurs well for fit-tech start-up Fitternity's growth

These seven apps can help you take your fitness goals wherever you go

These apps that take our fitness goals out of the constraints of time and space and find us everywhere we go

Planning to travel? Try these six simple 'barre' stretches on vacation

Here are six simple barre stretches you can take on the road, as long as you have something to hold on to

Few minutes of intense exercise may be as effective as much lengthier walks

Studies show that interval workouts can improve aerobic fitness, blood sugar control, blood pressure

Can you get too much exercise? What the heart tells us

Study after study shows that people who meet the standard exercise guidelines, which call for about 30 minutes a day of moderate exercise, have a reduced risk of developing heart disease.

Squat is revered as the king of exercises, but is it for everyone?

The squat requires a slew of technical considerations, form corrections and specific, nuanced individual adjustments

How exercise keeps us young

People who exercise tend to live longer and with far fewer diseases and disabilities than people who do not

Is aerobic exercise the key to successful aging?

Some researchers have speculated that the most pervasive anti-ageing effects of exercise may occur at the tips of our chromosomes

Regular exercise may keep your body 30 years 'younger'

All of us are aging every second, of course, which leads many of us also to be deeply interested in what we can expect from our bodies

Not exercising worse for your health than smoking, having diabetes: Study

In the study, the benefits of exercise were seen across all ages and in both men and women, "probably a little more pronounced in females"

To stretch or not to stretch before exercise? Athletes put it to the test

At the end of each warm-up, the athletes completed a battery of tests of their flexibility

Exercise vs standing? You need both

A typical office worker can easily log more than 10 or 11 hours a day in a chair, according to studies of how we spend our tim

Why exercise alone may not be the key to weight loss

In recent years, study after study concluded that, by itself, exercise is not an effective way to drop pounds

Exercise may help keep your heart healthy, says study

The study, published in the journal Circulation, is not a prescription for a specific type or amount of exercise

Exercise for better self-control

Self-control is one of those concepts that we all recognise and applaud but do not necessarily practice

Exercise as a weight-loss strategy

Most people who start exercising lose fewer pounds than would be expected

Physical exercise may help prevent dementia in old age, says study

Physical exercise not only enhances fitness but also has a positive impact on brain metabolism