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A bottle of disinfectant sits by gym equipment in a park in the eastern suburbs of Sydney Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. Personal trainers turned a waterfront park at Sydney's Rushcutters Bay into an outdoor gym to get around pandemic lockdown restrictions. Mark Baker/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Baker/AP A bottle of disinfectant sits by…

Photo: SKatzenberger (Shutterstock)You may have heard of people—elderly folks in particular—getting a heart attack from shoveling snow. But what’s so dangerous about shoveling? And is everybody at risk, or is this pretty rare? Here’s what you should know.Snow shoveling is hard exerciseThe connection between shoveling and cardiac events is real. The American Heart Association cites…

If you love cycling to get a good exercise, but you don't want to compromise your routine when unpredictable weather and seasonal restrictions hit, you might want to consider some different options. Bad conditions can make going outdoors difficult, if not impossible. If you want to ensure a smooth ride every time, regardless of the weather,…

Photo: oneinchpunch (Shutterstock)Setting a new personal max is a great way to chart your progress toward your fitness goals—so what’s the easiest way to do that? One useful step is to improve VO2 max, which is a measure of how much oxygen your body can take in and use during exercise. The more oxygen your…

Photo: Ljupco Smokovski (Shutterstock)The more you walk, the lower your risk of all-cause and cancer mortality, according to a new study, with the benefits leveling out once you reach 10,000 steps per day. So clearly, that is the number of steps to aim for—or is it? Studies that compare health outcomes to step counts sound…

Photo: Cast Of Thousands (Shutterstock)Rest days are a commonly used tool to manage your workload in an exercise routine. While they’re not technically necessary, they can be a good idea, giving your body extra time to recover between workouts. Even when I’m doing an intense workout program, I make sure to give myself, at minimum,…

Only 23% of US adults meet all of the guidelines for weekly exercise, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, even though studies have found that people do understand the health benefits of working out and want to work out more. So what gives? There are a lot of reasons that people don't exercise more.…

Photo: Kucher Serhii (Shutterstock)Physical activity is important for health, and you’re probably sick of hearing that we should all be doing at least 150 minutes per week of “moderate” exercise like walking, or 75 minutes of “vigorous” exercise like running. But there are more ways to stay active than just these, and you may be…

Photo: Halfpoint (Shutterstock)The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (and similar recommendations from other countries) call for healthy adults to get 150 minutes of moderate exercise, like walking, per week. Vigorous exercise counts double, so if you’re a runner, you can meet the minimum guidelines with 75 minutes. But what if you have the time to…

Photo: Andrey_Popov (Shutterstock)If you want to reduce your chances of an early death from a heart attack or stroke, you’ve probably heard of a few ways to do that: get more exercise, eat “good fats,” maybe pay attention to the heart health metrics on your smartwatch. But there are a lot of things that are…