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New research presented at the American Physiological Society’s annual meeting found that greater gut microbiome diversity was linked to higher aerobic fitness in men, but not women. While the findings ...

Study of 1,130 older adults finds exercise trims waist size and lowers inflammation, with steady but modest results.

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Your VO2 max — a good indicator of cardiopulmonary fitness — isn’t static. It can be improved with consistent exercise or ...

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Whenever I hit the leaderboard at Orangetheory, I post the triumph to Instagram stories with the same caption: “My midlife ...

New research has a simple message for older women: Muscle matters for living a longer, healthier life. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, followed thousands of women over the age of 62 and ...

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