You live where? Florida? Yikes! That puts you in the bottom half of pack, when judged on time spent exercising per week. According to the Wall Street Journal’s state by state chart, compiled with 2014 data from the workout app MapMyFitness, Florida is number 32 on the state list, with an average […]

Probiotics, live microorganisms much touted for their health benefits, could help alleviate the symptoms of allergies, if researchers at Vanderbilt University are right about their assumptions. The researchers, who reviewed 23 previously published studies on probiotics and allergy symptoms, came away persuaded that there was a “statistically significant improvement in […]

OK, it takes a bit more than coffee for anything interesting to happen, but coffee does appear to help stave off erectile dysfunction, according to researchers at the University of Texas School of Public Health. Note use of the word “appear.” That’s because, while the research shows that men who consume […]

Nervous about a major presentation? Good. Embrace the excitement. You’ll have more fun and you’ll give a better performance. That’s the conclusion of professors at Harvard Business School, who, experimenting with 140 presenters, told some to calm down and others to get excited about the opportunity. The Wall Street Journal reports […]

First, the winners: The Washington DC. metro area, Minneapolis -St. Paul, San Diego, San Francisco, and Sacramento, to name the top five. The entire list can be found here. Next, who are these people who attempt to rate the fitness of cities, and how do they do it? The ratings, which look […]

First, we learned that low testosterone can make us nicer people, or at least nicer male people. Now it looks like it can also spare us the frustration of prostate enlargement. Maybe. Researchers at the University of California at Santa Barbara are convinced that an overabundance of testosterone may be […]

Is it safe to exercise if you experience atrial fibrillation, commonly known as irregular heartbeat? The short answer, according to researchers at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, is probably, but it depends on the type of atrial fibrillation and the intensity of the exercise. HealthDay reports that after reviewing 14 […]

Itchy eyes and sniffles no doubt seem insignificant to someone who’s pushing her body to run 26 miles, but researchers at Northumbria University are convinced that it’s a mistake for marathoners to ignore such symptoms. Why? Because, they warn, allergies that manifest themselves in itchy eyes and runny noses can […]

Do you really want to know if you’re a candidate for a heart attack? Researchers at McMaster University suggest periodically testing your hand-grip strength, keeping an eye out for any significant dip. HealthDay reports that the researchers tested the hand-grip strength of 140,000 people between the ages of 35 and […]

“Ow, that hurts” apparently hurts less than just “that hurts,–” 20 percent less, to be precise. That’s the verdict from researchers at the National University of Singapore, where scientists asked 55 students to immerse one hand into ice-cold water. The students were then tested in five scenarios which included saying “ow”; […]