Being physically fit is not just about appearance or sports performance—it’s about how well your body functions every day and how long it keeps you healthy.

When it comes to fitness, three phases provide a progressive process to building a lifelong foundation that supports both ...

A mix of healthy lifestyle choices, such as getting enough physical activity, can help people live a longer, healthier life. However, the types of physical activity best for longevity remain ...

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 ...

Researchers in Taiwan tracked children's performance in sporting activities like running, sit-ups and jumping to study how it impacted their mental health diagnoses over time FatCamera/Getty A new ...

It's true of hospitalizations for nine different health conditions.

A new study out of Taiwan has found that children and adolescents who are more physically active have lower rates of mental health disorders. The study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics on ...