When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty/Ben Welsh If you’ve never heard of RPE before, it simply stands for Rate of ...

High-intensity exercise is a considerable stressor, and too much of any stressor is not ideal. HIIT workouts cause a short-term spike in cortisol (a hormone that is part of the “fight or flight” ...

You’ve probably heard of high intensity interval training (a.k.a. HIIT), but have you heard of high impact training? Though they sound similar, these two types of exercise are a little different. Like ...

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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 ...

Dr. Jessica Scott researches how exercise can prevent the decline in fitness often caused by cancer treatments. It may even change the biology of the cancer itself. Cancer patients may be surprised to ...

Low intensity exercise encompasses activities that aren’t challenging and don’t increase your heart rate much. It can still provide health benefits, particularly when done more often. Exercise is ...

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If you’ve never heard of RPE before, it simply stands for Rate of Perceived Exertion. Or to put it another way, it's how fatigued you are or how intense an exercise feels during any given workout ...