Fitness

As a medical student, I found it surprisingly comfortable, because my “patient” was also my very patient instructor

Can fancy-looking air-filled boots play a role in our workout recovery? I asked physiology expert Dr. Jeff Martin to take a deep dive with me to find out

The impressive health benefits of drinking yerba mate include increased energy and enhanced weight loss. Should you trade your coffee or tea for this traditional South American beverage?

A gene whose mutated form is associated with cancer in humans turns out to have a role in burning calories over a long evolutionary history.

Events with extreme temperatures and humidity are occurring twice as often now as they were 40 years ago

Lots of things seem to trigger the involuntary reflex known as the hiccups, but does science understand why that reflex happens in the first place?

Exercise like walking, swimming, and even dancing have been shown to be good for your memory, but the optimal intensity of that exercise has been unclear... until now

Clinical trials have begun to test drugs that counter toxic molecular webs linked to lung distress

Health journalist Judy Foreman talks about her new book Exercise Is Medicine: How Physical Activity Boosts Health and Slows Aging.

Pathologists are starting to get a closer look at the damage that COVID-19 does to the body by carefully examining the internal organs of people who have died from the novel coronavirus.

Here are some “highlights” from the past 13.5 years of this podcast.

Forget carbs and calories. Your microbiome may hold the key to better blood sugar control