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More activity and less sitting to watch TV may give you better chances at healthy aging, study showed.

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Why stop watching so much TV? It affects how you age, new study says

Alleviate the ache and strengthen your knees with the reverse lunge

5 secrets to moving better and preventing avoidable injury

Your level of physical activity could be a vital sign

Your body needs these three forms of movement every week

Women need to exercise and eat differently than men. Here’s how

Stretching isn’t always the answer for pain and muscle tension

Exercise changes the brain in a way that helps heart health, especially for people with depression

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6 exercises that address an often overlooked key to longevity

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Regular exercise is associated with less insomnia, study shows

This myofascial release technique can help alleviate muscle tightness, soreness and inflammation.

This tool can relieve soreness and increase range of motion at the same time

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Grab a paper plate and try this quick and surprisingly challenging total-body workout 3:35

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Have tight hamstrings? The breathing bridge can help 2:32

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Water: Are you drinking enough?

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Alcohol: Are you drinking too much?

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Food

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Plant-based ultraprocessed foods linked to heart disease, early death, study says

Here’s how to eat to live longer, new study says

Planet-first diet cuts risk of early death by nearly a third, study says

Common low-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds

Mediterranean diet helps women live much longer, a large new study finds

Sleep

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He was the first person to be diagnosed with a new sleep disorder. It led to a scientific breakthrough

Don’t drink before your nap on the plane. It could hurt you now and later

Horrific nightmares may signal initial onset of these chronic diseases, study says

How to survive sleeping with a sleep talker

Sexsomnia: An embarrassing sleep disorder no one wants to talk about

Mindfulness

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Therapy is more than lying on a couch and talking. Here are 5 ways it can boost happiness

‘A study to give us hope’: Lifestyle changes improve Alzheimer’s symptoms for some

Transform your anxiety into something useful. Here’s how

How internet addiction may affect your teen’s brain, according to a new study

Why replacing alcohol with weed is a growing trend in the US

Do this once a month and extend your life by up to 10 years. No gym required

Think you can’t meditate? Let a former skeptic prove you wrong

Relationships

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Boys on the fringe of society aren’t so different from yours, this boy mom says

If your kid just told you they’re trans, here’s what you should know

It turns out that empathy is contagious, so try to pay it forward

How to survive ‘Maycember’ in three almost-easy steps

What moms really need: Less body-shaming, more support

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