Ideally, we want our fitness level to be high throughout life. Not only does being aerobically fit give us the stamina to enjoy life more, but it may also be a marker of how long we’ll live. Here’s why aerobic fitness matters and how it may prolong your life.
If you’ve chowed down on fast food and led a sedentary life and you’re past middle age, can you still get health benefits if you mend your ways and start eating a nutrient-rich, whole food diet? Find out what science says.
Pre-diabetes is a precursor to type 2 diabetes. Fortunately, you can lower your risk of developing diabetes by making lifestyle changes. What role does exercise play and what type is best?
The incidence of type 2 diabetes goes up with age and with body weight but there’s a lot we can do from a lifestyle standpoint to lower the risk. A new study identified 6 such factors.
Is obesity more genetics or lifestyle? That’s a question researchers have asked for years and continue to ponder. This article looks at the role that genes play in weight gain and obesity.
You often hear that you can lower your risk for health problems by making positive lifestyle changes – but what about cancer? A newly released study looked at the role lifestyle plays in the risk of developing cancer. Find out what it showed.
Aging – it’s something we don’t like to think about, but it happens. We often hear about the importance lifestyle plays in health but can it slow down the aging process? How much control do we really have over how fast we age?
Changing the way you eat and how you exercise isn’t always easy. Old, less healthy habits can become so deeply ingrained that changing them takes time. Find out some of the pitfalls you might encounter when changing your lifestyle and how to get around them.
Do you have “thrifty genes?” Some experts believe these genes make it harder to lose weight and avoid weight-related health problems like obesity and type 2 diabetes. Find out what they are and what role they may play in weight loss.
The age-old argument – genetics or lifestyle? A new study approaches the argument in a different way by looking at identical twins with the same genetics – one who exercises and who doesn’t. They look the same on the outside, but what about the inside? Find out.
Whether we look it or not, cells age. Still, you do have some control over how quickly the cells inside your body age. A new study shows a simple lifestyle change, sitting less, could help slow down the cellular aging process. Find out how exercise, even unstructured exercise you do throughout the day, keeps cells young.
What you eat and how you train affect your weight but behind the scenes you have to deal with the effects of hormones that regulate your appetite and metabolism. Lifestyle, dietary habits and exercise can all impact these hormones. Discover 4 major hormones that influence your weight.
