Gabriella Boston The Washington Post

Chronological age has very little to do with our actual physical well-being. Read here to know how chronological age is different from biological age and what the two represent, health-wise.

The top fitness trends for 2019 include exercise trackers, group fitness and high-intensity interval training (HIIT), according to the American College of Sports Medicine. Each of these has been ranked highly for several years.

Yoga was the most commonly used non-mainstream health approach among U.S. adults, with 9.5 percent of adults practicing in 2012 and 14.3 percent practicing in 2017.

Sometimes exercise-related injuries speak to us in a language we don't always understand - stiffness and delayed soreness, for example, rather than causing outright pain. Some of these injuries might not go themselves and may need therapy to be treated.

A research shows that exercise can be as effective as medication and psychotherapy in treating mood disorders like depression and anxiety. Unlike medication, with exercise you get only positive side effects.

Men carry more fat in the midsection, and women tend to have more around thighs and hips. Read here to know what works the best for spot reduction.

Fat, just like gas in your car, is stored energy. It gets recruited equally from all over your body.

Wrist pain is one of the most common issues among yoga practitioners. But it can be addressed with proper modifications and progressions.

Your fitness routine is in full swing two months into the year: You're eating right and you're exercising, but you're not yet seeing the results you want.

In this era of CrossFitters, SoulCyclists and yogis, as well as barre, Zumba and Insanity devotees, people often focus on one - and only one - fitness format.

We asked some fitness and nutrition experts to identify some common risky resolutions and offer healthy alternatives for the coming year.

They're here: the holidays with their cheer and charm on the one hand and their chaos and crazy on the other.

If you, like many, find that holidays have a special place on your list of anxiety and gloom-inducing triggers, then the following fitness and nutrition ideas might just be what you need.

CrossFit, Insanity, Pure Core. Every year, new hard-core players and routines make a splash on the fitness stage. But truthfully, they stick with only about 20 percent of the population - those who are already fitness converts.

CrossFit, Insanity, Pure Core. Every year, new hard-core players and routines make a splash on the fitness stage. But truthfully, they stick with only about 20 percent of the population - those who are already fitness converts.

Chronological age has very little to do with our actual physical well-being. Read here to know how chronological age is different from biological age and what the two represent, health-wise.

The top fitness trends for 2019 include exercise trackers, group fitness and high-intensity interval training (HIIT), according to the American College of Sports Medicine. Each of these has been ranked highly for several years.

Yoga was the most commonly used non-mainstream health approach among U.S. adults, with 9.5 percent of adults practicing in 2012 and 14.3 percent practicing in 2017.

Sometimes exercise-related injuries speak to us in a language we don't always understand - stiffness and delayed soreness, for example, rather than causing outright pain. Some of these injuries might not go themselves and may need therapy to be treated.

A research shows that exercise can be as effective as medication and psychotherapy in treating mood disorders like depression and anxiety. Unlike medication, with exercise you get only positive side effects.

Men carry more fat in the midsection, and women tend to have more around thighs and hips. Read here to know what works the best for spot reduction.

Fat, just like gas in your car, is stored energy. It gets recruited equally from all over your body.

Wrist pain is one of the most common issues among yoga practitioners. But it can be addressed with proper modifications and progressions.

Your fitness routine is in full swing two months into the year: You're eating right and you're exercising, but you're not yet seeing the results you want.

In this era of CrossFitters, SoulCyclists and yogis, as well as barre, Zumba and Insanity devotees, people often focus on one - and only one - fitness format.

We asked some fitness and nutrition experts to identify some common risky resolutions and offer healthy alternatives for the coming year.

They're here: the holidays with their cheer and charm on the one hand and their chaos and crazy on the other.

If you, like many, find that holidays have a special place on your list of anxiety and gloom-inducing triggers, then the following fitness and nutrition ideas might just be what you need.

CrossFit, Insanity, Pure Core. Every year, new hard-core players and routines make a splash on the fitness stage. But truthfully, they stick with only about 20 percent of the population - those who are already fitness converts.

CrossFit, Insanity, Pure Core. Every year, new hard-core players and routines make a splash on the fitness stage. But truthfully, they stick with only about 20 percent of the population - those who are already fitness converts.