Staying active helps many ways, but it may not be a cure-all for everyone.

I can feel the benefits in my body and brain even with a quick 11-minute aerobic workout or a 15-minute yoga session. A short jog around the block perks up my mood and surges those feel-good ...

A recent research review shows that exercise may be nearly as effective as therapy in managing depression. However, experts ...

New research shows exercise is as effective as medication at reducing symptoms of depression. And you don't need to run a marathon to see benefits. So how much is enough?

We’ve all heard it before: You should exercise to trim your waistline. Exercise to speed up your metabolism. Exercise to … well, a lot of physical reasons. But there may be more benefit to lacing up ...

Help your brain help you boost your happy hormones. To explain exactly how these "happiness" chemicals work, I spoke to Loretta Breuning, founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and author of . Below ...

The spring I turned 16, I got high almost every day after school. I know what you’re thinking, and no, this isn’t going to be a Lo Semple chronicle of misadventure. In fact, any of my Aspen-raised ...

Endocannabinoids are better candidates than endorphins to explain "runner's high," a feeling of euphoria after aerobic exercise. Running and other forms of aerobic exercise stimulate the ...