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Whether you’re trying to get fit, build muscle, or you’re just tired of the couch, leading a more active lifestyle takes time, effort and determination. Tech Insider explores what will happen to your…

Getting into running — even as a complete beginner — is easier than you think.

Get ready to build serious strength in a matter of minutes.

Put your body to work with circuit training. Here's a beginner-friendly circuit training workouts routine to help you reach your desired fitness level.

Going for a jog doesn’t have to be a chore – these mental techniques will make it something you actually look forward to

It's important to learn how to feel confident rather than be confident because confidence isn't a trait but a changeable state of being.

Our basic biology can steer us toward bad habits and compulsive behavior. Overcoming these pitfalls requires effort and discipline.

«Once you become aware of the evolutionary mismatch, you start to see it everywhere. Overcoming it is key to being grounded in an increasingly frantic and frenetic world.»

Adopt these lifestyle changes and you will not only sharpen your mind today but also reduce your risk of dementia later on

«Train your body Just as mental health and brain health are deeply entwined, so too are your overall physical health and your brain health»

A dead simple breathing exercise can help you short circuit stress, according to Stanford's Andrew Huberman.

Sitting alongside the neurons in your enteric nervous system are underappreciated glial cells, which play key roles in digestion and disease that scientists are only just starting to understand.

Unsurprisingly, when we’re sick, all we want to do is sleep. But sleeping well when you’re sick, as I discovered, is easier said than done.

Our hearts are muscles and need proper fuel and rest. Here is how to keep yours on top form – from avoiding cocaine to watching your cholesterol

AI can now interpret your heart rate and other data from your fitness wearable.

During the 19th Century, the activity of "retro-walking" was little more than an eccentric hobby, but today research is revealing it can have real benefits for your health and brain.

A new book argues that we can harness the connection between our minds and our physiology for better health.

«What we should be learning from these studies is not that a particular drug is ineffective but rather how effective the placebo may have been»

Ageing doesn’t have to mean slowing down. In fact, you’re more likely to win an ultramarathon in midlife, not to mention get happier, wiser and more body confident

Exposure to a virus isn’t an all-or-nothing proposition. The concept of “infectious dose” suggests ways to keep ourselves safer from harm.

Help prevent cognitive issues like dementia by incorporating these manageable lifestyle changes into your daily routine.

«while we’re drifting off to dreamland, our brains are hard at work consolidating memories and clearing toxins that build up when we’re awake.»

This South Carolina–based trainer began focusing on resistance exercises for his legs so that his muscles could become strong enough to absorb the stress of activities like walking and hiking, rather…

Our very old immune systems can’t keep up with modern lifestyles and diets, leading to increases in all sorts of chronic health problems like allergies and obesity.

We finally have good data on what makes people happy. Why are we afraid to use it?

Colonoscopies are the first-line method for preventing colorectal cancer in America —and almost nowhere else. But do they work? We finally have a comprehensive trial, but it’s left gastroenterologists…

The immune cells that fight bacteria and viruses are well-known. But some scientists think we should devote more attention to a second prong of defense: one that allows our bodies to more harmlessly…

«“Bacteria, they like glucose,” says Soares. Therefore, the body often shuts down glucose production when it is infected, and infections often make animals lose their appetites. These twin actions limit the pathogen’s energy source and so help survival of the host.»

Weathered or unhealthy skin is emerging as a major risk factor for almost every single age-related disease, from Parkinson's to type 2 diabetes.