Active individuals who became sedentary following the implementation of widespread public health COVID-19 restrictions (e.g. social distancing, self-quarantining, remote work, etc.) report worse mental health than their peers who maintained an active lifestyle, according to a new...
An open letter to the fitness industry from Fit 4 Us serves as a powerful call to action to support Black fitness professionals and underserved communities.
The letter highlights three troubling statistics that...
As the health care system moves toward greater reliance on wearables for health-related data, researchers are raising alarm about the ability of some wearables to provide accurate data for people with darker skin tone.
Even after achieving significant physical activity improvement over 24 months, older Hispanic adults still held onto self-defeating perceptions about aging and illness, and struggled to maintain motivation to continue exercising, according to a fascinating study published in...
Environmental and behavioral interventions for increasing physical activity and preventing falls in older adults with irreversible visual impairment struggle to demonstrate effectiveness, according to a Cochrane Systematic Review.
"There is no evidence of...
A new study published by BMC Public Health announced important findings on sedentary behavior in the European Union from 2002-17, including:
Sedentary behavior increased for both men and womenSedentary behavior was greater...
A simple bike ride became a very dangerous experience for NBA figure, Maurice Cheeks, and it wasn't because of traffic.
I learned a lot from this powerful, short essay about his encounter with...
Canadians who led active lifestyles pre-COVID were able to ramp back up to healthy levels of moderate/vigorous activity shortly after the stay-at-home protocols were put in place, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychology.
