Zone 2 cardio workouts have gotten a lot of love lately. The second least-intense type of cardio on a scale of 1 to 5, zone 2 involves raising your heart rate only a bit—to 60 or 70% of your max. It ...

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Aerobic exercise and strength training offer unique and complementary benefits for brain health, according to a growing body of research. While each activity alone can support cognitive function, ...

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Remember jumping rope on the playground? That simple activity you enjoyed as a kid turns out to be one of the most powerful brain-boosting exercises you can do. While most people pick up a jump rope ...

CLEVELAND — What if a few weeks of simple brain training could help protect your mind for decades? A new NIH-funded study suggests that may be possible, and it is just one of several new findings that ...

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people... Want to keep your brain from aging? Try a ...

One of my favorite books as a younger person, which I read over and over until the pages started becoming brittle, was Dmitri Borgmann’s 1965 book, Language on Vacation. I was amazed, and still am, at ...

Puzzle crazes have arisen throughout history. Modern examples include crosswords, Sudoku, and the Rubik’s Cube. But a puzzle craze that spanned the era of the Middle Ages to the 19th century is called ...