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Our bodies are built to move, so simply incorporating movement in your day can mitigate some of the risks associated with prolonged sitting and standing.

Getting steps in helps lower the risk of heart problems, high blood pressure, dementia, depression and many cancers. Walking also improves blood sugar levels and helps people lose weight and sleep better.

Billie Bob Sykes joined the gym in 2000, when she was 75, because she felt she needed to exercise and be around people. As one fitness instructor notes: “She loves everybody; everybody loves her.”

Exercise is considered fundamental treatment for Parkinson’s disease. But there’s a huge equity gap, researchers say, with Black people missing from popular treatment programs.

British scientists recently decided to see just how much of a health benefit stair-steppers enjoy.

Stretching can help make you more flexible, improve range of motion in your joints — and feel good. A human kinetics researcher offers some advice.

University of Sydney researchers found that obese individuals can benefit more from exercise between 6 p.m. and midnight. One theory is that the body is better primed later in the day to manage blood sugar.

Scientists think the timing of exercise might matter for performance — and for your overall health. Here's what to know about their latest findings.

Capital Health Plan doctors invite area residents to take a stroll with them around Tallahassee's Cascades Park as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Last year, NPR's health reporters dug into the science of healthy living. Here are nine things they learned that can help you embrace small shifts with big payoffs in the year ahead.