We often hear about the importance of physical exercise for long-term health, but mental exercise matters too.

Exercise can tone and improve most parts of your body, but what does exercise do to your brain? And does it help your mental ...

Caring for your brain is a lifelong journey—and new research from the AdventHealth Research Institute offers hopeful news. A ...

I’ve been writing about the brain benefits of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness for over a decade. Every week, it seems there is new research that helps us better understand why exercise ...

Sitting might be a comfortable and convenient way to spend much of your day, but a new study of older adults suggests it can lead to brain shrinkage and cognitive issues, irrespective of how much ...

Spending a few minutes each day balancing on a single limb can make you stronger, boost your memory and keep your brain ...

And, more recent findings from Michigan State University show just five minutes of brisk walking is enough to improve ...

New research shows exercise is as effective as medication at reducing symptoms of depression. And you don't need to run a ...

Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurobiology, says studies show that exercise can significantly improve many aspects of brain ...

Dr. Fotuhi says that the best prevention for brain aging is simply to get moving!

Walking, breathing, and moving your body can be the first step out of the emotional tunnel of depression and back into ...

Neuroscientists have found that participating in complex mental activities like Bridge can help improve a range of cognitive ...