The 6-meter walk test is a quick assessment that measures your functional fitness. A longevity doctor said she uses it on all her patients. Here's how to try it at home. It only takes about five ...

For decades, we have known that the way you walk, in particular your walking speed, is tied to your health. One study has even proposed that it be considered a vital sign, much like heart rate and ...

Try this 10-minute walking test to see how many steps you can take and what your result says about cardio fitness.

You’re walking, but is it straight to the grave? A growing body of research suggests that this everyday movement can reveal how fast your body and brain are aging — and it might even be able to ...

If you use walking tests to measure your cardiovascular fitness, small mistakes can completely distort your results. Avoid ...

A neuroscientist has claimed there could be a link between your normal walking speed and how quickly you can think and process information. We all have different base walking speeds. If you're not in ...

Respiratory muscle strength and balance are strong predictors of walking speed in older adults at day care communities who do not have muscle loss (sarcopenia), a new study finds. The results ...

Story by Laura Williams Bustos, M.S. If you just started regularly adding walks or jogs to your exercise routine, you might wonder about things like how long it takes to walk a mile, the average ...