In primary schools, the most popular school-based physical activity intervention is The Daily Mile, which involves 15 minutes ...

Below, please find two summaries related to studies publishing in The Lancet and eClinicalMedicine (part of The Lancet Discovery Science suite of journals) sharing new research on how small increases ...

We know, based on abundant research, that physical activity is good for both physical and mental health, in terms of both preventing and helping to manage a long list of concerns. For example, ...

Regularly doing a mix of different types of physical activity may be best for prolonging the lifespan, but the associations aren't linear, pointing to a possible optimal threshold effect, suggests ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers found that short 1-minute bursts of physical activity totaling about 4.5 minutes daily could lower your risk of cancer. Westend61/Getty Images A new study looked at the ...