If you want the best measure of your fitness, it’s time to check out your VO2 max. VO2 max is the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilize during intense exercise, measured in milliliters of ...

An exercise physiologist explains that walking is a good cool down because of all the ways it helps your body get back to baseline. Whether I’m running or doing strength training, I always end my ...

Once reserved for military drills and CrossFit, weighted vests have found a new identity as the effortless way to add a hint ...

As the years pass, it can become harder to get a good night's rest. The most common sleep disorder in middle-aged and older ...

Wearable tech is all the rage. With all the rings, smartwatches, mattress pads, glucose monitors and more out there, it’s easy for anyone to walk around like Mr T, draped in wearable tech jewelry, ...

Salt Lake City, Utah - Exercise physiologist Dr Bengt Saltin (Copenhagen Muscle Research Center, University of Copenhagen) has been awarded the 2002 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Medical ...

Mental illness affects one in five Australians in any given year and depression, anxiety and substance abuse are the most prevalent of the mental health problems. Mental illness is traditionally ...

Benedictine University's Master of Science (M.S.) in Clinical Exercise Physiology program satisfies a growing need within the health care industry for more highly trained professionals who can use ...

For general fitness and health, men should aim for age-adjusted VO2 max scores that put them above average. This will ensure you are maximizing reductions in all-cause mortality from having a higher ...