Adults under 60 should aim for 8,000 to 10,000 steps per day to lower the risk of death. Adults over 60 should aim for 6,000 to 8,000 steps per day for a lower risk of mortality. Taking at least 2,300 ...

IN THE AGE of wearables, fitness is no longer about going for a run on a nice day or scheduling a walk around the neighborhood with a friend for the sake of movement. These feats are now all about ...

Nov. 12—It takes fifteen minutes of conversation before Burton Edwards mentions dancing, and that's not what you'd expect from one of the world's most accomplished cloggers. Prior to that, the ...

A new study found that women who took at least 4,000 steps a day for one to two days a week had a 26 percent lower risk of dying from any cause and a 27 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease.

Head to any step aerobics class and you may feel like the instructor is speaking another language. Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. But the good news is that most of the basic aerobic dance steps ...

From pricey wearable devices to your phone, it has never been easier to track your daily physical activity, or lack of it. And if you're like many Americans and spend nine-plus hours sitting every day ...

Daunted by the concept of 10,000 steps? Not to worry, a new study finds that 7,000 might be enough for a host of important health benefits. From cancer to heart disease, the risk of a host of chronic ...

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