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85 in Movement

Jul 17, 2026 · Movement
Exercise Rewires Your Body — At the Molecular Level
Exercise affects health at the deepest level. Learn more.
May 8, 2026 · Movement
Why Drinking Less Alcohol Is Important for Fitness
Learn why limiting your alcohol consumption matters for reaching your fitness goals.
Apr 24, 2026 · Movement
4 Tips for Taking a Post-Meal Walk
Make the most of your digestive stroll with these tips.
Mar 6, 2026 · Movement
Your Guide to Creating Lifelong Mobility While Maintaining Strength and Endurance
Mobility is the capacity to move through your full range of motion without pain — to raise your arms comfortably overhead, touch your toes easily, and extend, bend, and flex your spine in all directions.
Feb 20, 2026 · Movement
2 Must-Try Weighted-Vest Workouts
Boost the benefits of these strength and endurance workouts with a weighted vest. All you need is 30 minutes.
Jan 23, 2026 · Movement
5 Ways to Sharpen Your Senses While You Exercise
Embrace your sensory experience — and boost your brain health — by tuning in while working out.
Jan 16, 2026 · Movement
Make Your Fitness Routine Fascia Friendly With These 6 Tips
Fascia is key to not just your fitness activities but to nearly everything you do. Here's how to take care of it.
Oct 31, 2025 · Movement
How Muscles Remember — and Regain — Lost Strength
Taking an unexpected break from fitness due to illness or injury? Don’t stress — your strength can return faster than you think.
Oct 17, 2025 · Movement
The Benefits of Training With Your Heels Up
Lifting your heels while exercising can prevent injury and boost athleticism. Try it out by adding these moves into your strength routine.
Oct 13, 2025 · Movement
8 Ways Training Your Muscles Benefits Your Brain’s Longevity
Did you know that new research shows that the health benefits of fit muscles reach all the way into the brain? When you challenge your muscles with exercise, you are directly pushing back against brain aging, by producing rejuvenating hormone-like chemicals and stimulating the brain’s own protective “growth factors.” Indirectly, you’re enhancing your metabolism and lowering inflammation in ways that benefit the brain as well as the rest of your body. Think of your muscles as the brain’s bodyguard, and I urge you to get into a strength training groove now so your future self can, as they live long and prosper.
Sep 26, 2025 · Movement
5 Great Reasons to Exercise Outdoors
Working out in any setting is good for you, but moving your body in nature can lower anxiety, improve concentration and creativity, and foster a deeper sense of connection and purpose.
Aug 15, 2025 · Movement
How Exercise Can Help Heal Trauma
Discover how trauma-therapy exercise can support healing and improve mental well-being.
May 23, 2025 · Movement
Step It Up: How the Stairs Can Elevate Your Walking Game
Plus, get a stair stepper workout to add to your routine.
May 2, 2025 · Movement
What Is Skeletal Muscle — and How Does It Affect Overall Health?
How strengthening muscle can support your overall health and longevity.
Apr 4, 2025 · Movement
Want to Reduce Low-Back Pain? Take a Walk
When it comes to low-back pain, walking might be better than rest, according to a recent study. Here's why.
Mar 14, 2025 · Movement
8 Powerful Ways Exercise Benefits The Brain
The benefits of physical activity are more than muscle-deep. Moving your body builds and conditions your gray matter, making you smarter, happier, and more resilient.
Nov 1, 2024 · Movement
A Somatic Workout to Support Your Well-Being
Learn how to shift your focus to your body’s internal sensations with these mind-body movements.
Oct 18, 2024 · Movement
Exercise May Reduce Prostate-Cancer Risk
Here's the takeaway from a recent study.
Oct 11, 2024 · Movement
Embracing Intuitive Movement
Our fitness editor reflects on learning to listen to her body during exercise.
Aug 23, 2024 · Movement
Sleep, Sweat, Repeat: 4 Workouts You Could Do Over and Over
Experience Life's fitness editor weighs in on routines you could turn to time and time again.
Aug 16, 2024 · Movement
How Walking Enhances Healthy Aging
Regular walks can help stave off cardiovascular disease and dementia — and may even increase your lifespan.
Aug 9, 2024 · Movement
What Is Rucking? Tips to Getting Started
Learn how adding a weighted pack (known as a rucksack) can elevate the strength and endurance effects of your daily walk.
Jul 19, 2024 · Movement
How Can I Improve My Balance?
Try simple activities — like standing on one foot while brushing your teeth — to incorporate balance into your daily routine.
Jul 12, 2024 · Movement
8 Yoga Poses to Help Digestion
Stretch, twist, and breathe your way to better digestion with this restorative flow.