Kids hated the presidential fitness test. Researchers aren’t fans, either.

Readers vividly remember the humiliation — and experts say the test probably did more harm than good.

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How a scientist who studies ‘super agers’ exercises for a longer life

Cardiologist Eric Topol, 70, spent years researching healthy aging. Now, he lives by what he’s learned.

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Here’s a science-backed way to get healthier if you don’t like exercise

Doing everyday activities faster, such as gardening and cleaning, may lead to gains in health and longevity — even if you don’t exercise.

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Don’t exercise? Moving a bit faster may make you healthier.

Doing everyday activities faster, such as gardening and cleaning, may lead to gains in health and longevity — even if you don’t exercise.

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Take your fitness to the next level with the 7-Minute Power Workout

Is your workout too easy? Challenge yourself to get more fit and age better.

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The 7-Minute Gentle Workout: Low-impact exercises to get you fit fast

Ease yourself into better shape with this modified routine by exercise physiologist Chris Jordan, creator of the original 7-minute workout.

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Want to live longer? Try fartleks. - The Washington Post

The vast majority of people have probably already given up on their New Year’s resolutions, but fartlek training can help you get back on track. Today, we discuss the benefits of “speed play” at any a...

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Does sex count as exercise?

Sexual intercourse burns calories, raises the heart rate and rarely causes cardiac arrest.

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Don’t like to exercise? Try this simple, science-backed trick.

‘Fartleks’ are an effective way to add intensity to activities, which a growing body of science indicates can make your workouts more beneficial.

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Turning NFL team meals into fine dining

How the Washington Commanders’ restaurant-trained chefs chop, cook and serve hundreds of pounds of high-end fuel each day.

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At 93, he’s as fit as a 40-year-old. His body offers lessons on aging.

The human body maintains the ability to adapt to exercise at any age, showing that it’s never too late to start a fitness program.

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Heart health, women and the limits of exercise

Fit, healthy people can and do develop heart disease, and the symptoms can be very different for women. Here's what you should know.

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She’s an Olympic water polo star, but fans just want skin and hair tips

Ashleigh Johnson, one of the world’s top water polo goalies, shares the routine that keeps her skin and hair glowing, despite long hours in the water.

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How artistic swimming became a contact sport

The sport, formerly known as synchronized swimming, has a new name as well as more muscular athletes and more risky tricks.

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Miss the Olympics? Try these Olympic workouts at home.

Four Olympic or Paralympic athletes share home workouts to improve your fitness.

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How a javelin thrower gets those arms

To build a strong upper body, try this javelin workout that requires three medicine balls and a wall.

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Exercising to lose weight? Science says it rarely works.

A metabolism researcher dispels myths about how we burn calories and how this changes as we age.

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Inside your body, aging unfolds at remarkably different rates

New research shows aging is not a uniform process. Parts of our bodies start aging earlier than others, right down to our organs and cells.

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RFK Jr. says he drinks raw milk. How safe is unpasteurized milk?

Raw milk can pose a serious health risk, especially for children and older adults.

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