For someone who is 155 pounds, 30 minutes of vigorous lap swimming can burn 360 calories, per Harvard Health. By comparison, ...

Fitness pros share their favorite exercises to do in the swimming pool. (Getty Creative) Let’s be honest: The last thing you want to do on a hot summer day is go for a run. But just because the pool ...

Aerobic fitness is a good predictor of heart health and longevity. So, how often should you exercise? And for how long to get ...

Exercise is known to build muscle, endurance, and increase overall physical health. What many people forget, however, is the mental benefit that daily exercise can have. Even movement as simple as ...

Physical activity doesn’t need to be intense or lengthy to reap the mood-boosting benefits — including lowering the risk of depression.

Midsummer Melbourne. After almost three hours sitting on trains and buses, and then a walk along a shadeless highway, we made it to the nursing home. Ruth—my wife—and our two kids shuffled into the ...

Whether your swim group is shut down, you are on vacation, or you are a triathlete looking for a place to train, backyard pools can be far more productive than you may think. At an average of 35 feet ...

Here's what I would do with two days a week of swimming to get ready for the challenges of the Air Force pararescue (PJ) ...