“Physiologically, circulating estrogen levels are much higher in females than in males, and estrogen can promote body fat ...

Further analysis showed that women were able to lower their heart risk with smaller amounts of exercise than men were. To ...

Men needed to do roughly nine hours of exercise to see a 30% reduction in their heart disease risk – while women only needed to do around four hours.

Even brief exercise routines can boost longevity and manage blood sugar. Dr. Sudhir Kumar of Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, ...

For people who don’t already exercise, short bursts of deliberate activity significantly improved cardiorespiratory fitness.

Middle-aged women who did many short bursts of vigorous-intensity exercise — amounting to as little as 3 min/d — had a 45% lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular events, reported investigators.

A bundle branch block is characterized by a delay or an obstruction to the electrical impulses that prompt the heart to beat. These blockages along the heart’s electrical pathway can occur in healthy ...

For many, modern life has turned into a chair-bound marathon. Footsteps fade, finger taps rise, and prolonged stillness emerges as a silent threat to public health. Such sedentary lifestyles are ...

Scientific research makes it abundantly clear that living a primarily sedentary life is detrimental to heart health. People ...

A communications professional's unexpected heart block, despite a healthy lifestyle, led to angioplasty. His journey ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...