New research suggests that exercise may not just make us feel younger—it could actually slow or even reverse the body’s molecular clock. By looking at DNA markers of aging, scientists found that ...

Karyn Esser is a professor of exercise and aging. She talked Business Insider through her approach to fitness for longevity. Esser combines walking, strength training, and time-restricted eating to ...

Looking for a fountain of youth? You may need to search no further than your sneakers. Exercise, particularly high-intensity interval training, encourages your cells to make more proteins to feed ...

important changes in physiological function with aging; modulation of those changes by biological factors (e.g., adiposity, vitamin D/estrogen status) and lifestyle behaviors (e.g., physical ...

Share on Pinterest A new study investigates how exercise can help rejuvenate aging muscles. Image credit: A Bello/Getty Images. Doctors call physical exercise a “polypill,” because it can prevent and ...

Investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that eating a low-calorie yet nutritionally balanced diet lowers concentrations of a thyroid hormone called ...

Physical activity has countless health benefits, including helping to keep the mind sharp. Now new research reveals just how much of an impact exercise can have on brain health as we age. The study, ...

With upright exercise there is a slower rise in heart rate in the elderly compared to the younger subject. Stroke volume is maintained in the elderly person by an increase in end-diastolic volume ...

For lifelong heart health, start exercising early in life and keep exercising often — ideally, at least four times a week, according to a remarkable series of recent studies involving hundreds of ...

Graduate students who specialize within our exercise physiology graduate program can expect to “learn-by-doing”. Whether this takes place in the laboratory working with in one of our basic and applied ...