Spending too long sitting raises the risk of heart disease and diabetes in people over 60, warns a major global review.

Fitness experts are urging those in their 50s to engage in key exercises to stay agile into old age, cautioning that ignoring ...

“My secret is that I never get off the sofa,” said no centenarian, ever. But it is worth noting that the world’s oldest people rarely mention punishing fitness regimes, either. Instead, centenarians ...

4 School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Correspondence to Professor Catherine Sherrington, The George Institute for Global Health ...

The global population of older adults ages 60 and over is expected to jump from 12% in 2015 to 22% by 2050. Past studies show there are several lifestyle factors that can have a negative impact on how ...

Researchers from Ohio University have found that the main reason older adults lose strength might be due to the brain and ...

A recent study examining the effects of Tai Chi on body composition found that the exercise can boost lean muscle in just 12 ...

Anne Tiedemann receives research funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and from the Medical Research Future Fund of Australia. She has voluntary roles with the ...

High-intensity yoga for less than 30 minutes, twice a week, may be the best workout routine for catching high-quality shut-eye, a new study shows. But before people jump on the yoga trend, researchers ...

William Cornwell does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...