Cardiovascular exercise is now known to be essential for health and well-being. If exercise is your only form of movement, however, it is not a very balanced diet. There is mounting evidence that slow ...

Somatic exercise is a style of movement where the exerciser focuses on how the movement makes them feel. 1,2 It tends to be slow and thoughtful so that the person doing it has the chance to notice any ...

If January has you feeling frazzled rather than fired up, somatic Pilates offers a refreshing approach to movement. Instead of pushing harder or chasing “perfect” form, it encourages you to slow down, ...

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Fitness experts in the United States agree that while compound movements build the foundation, isolation exercises are ...

Functional fitness is the concept of designing our workouts around exercises that mimic everyday movements — and engaging multiple muscle groups at once. This approach to fitness aims to improve the ...

Not a drill. Not a trend. Zone zero exercise is expert-backed and driven by small, everyday movements.

Eccentric exercise focuses on movements, or phases of a movement, that lengthen the muscles. Some examples of eccentric exercise include lowering into a squat or lowering into a press-up. In contrast, ...

In honor of May being Mental Wellness Awareness Month, every Wednesday we will be featuring a different discussion with an expert from UnitedHealthcare. Andrew Clendenin, MSW, shares how exercise ...