When we think about the value of exercise, we tend to focus on the physical benefits: lower blood pressure, a healthier heart, a more attractive physique. But over the past decade, social scientists ...

Finding time to exercise can be a challenge, especially for those working desk jobs. In fact, one study found lack of time to be the highest reported barrier to exercise participation in workers.

Two Michigan Tech researchers study exercise habits, health and whether standing or sitting while working affects how arteries stiffen. By now you’ve probably heard the edict from the health community ...

Employees who take breaks in between work to exercise are more productive, happier and suffer less stress than those who do not exercise at all, research has shown. The results of a study that was ...

"Running: Because it’s cheaper than therapy." — as seen on a bumper sticker In one of my first jobs after graduating from college, I worked for a gentleman named David. Most days during lunch, David ...

A new Italian study finds that just two weekly workplace workouts can lower cholesterol and blood pressure, proving that even small steps at work can deliver big health wins. Study: The Implementation ...

You've probably had some of your best ideas in the shower. Why not at work? "We're paid to have our best ideas at work, but we never do, do we?" says Duncan Wardle, former head of innovation and ...

You don’t have to be a gym rat in order to bolster your fitness activity, and the best thing is that you can do a great deal of fitness-bolstering while you’re at work. Back in the days when most ...

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Your chronotype plays an important role in many bodily processes. we.bond.creations/ Shutterstock While some people can spring out of bed at six in the morning and go straight into their day, others ...