Nationwide, only about 30% of people meet the federal guidelines for physical activity, and even in famously outdoorsy Colorado, just 35% do.

Exercise can be a powerful tool to improve symptoms of anxiety and depression. The amino acid tryptophan may be part of the ...

Could the feel good hormone give your depression medication a run for its money? Here's what the latest research shows.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For women in their 40s, exercising with dumbbells, resistance bands or their own bodyweight goes beyond the usual benefits of sweating and getting a dose of endorphins, the “happy hormones”.Festus ...

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 ...

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 ...

Health experts will wax lyrical about fitness' impressive physical impact, but its effect on the brain and subsequent benefits for cognitive function and mental health can't be overstated, either.