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How does fitness and movement change across the lifespan? According to NPR's Allison Aubrey, who covers health and wellness, the official recommendation is to aim for more than 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity physical activity. That could be ...

Last week's earthquake off the coast of Humboldt County triggered a tsunami warning urging people across a huge swath of California and Oregon to evacuate. Why aren't tsunami warnings more precise?

A group of women who've been walking their local mall together for decades share the ways their commitments to movement, and each other, have enriched their lives and health.

DeEtte Sauer, 83, went from being a girl who wasn't allowed to participate in sports, to an elite swimmer as a senior. She talks with NPR's Juana Summers about what being active means to her.

Older folks interested in lifting weights flock to a gym in Baltimore, where the trainer has special expertise in working with people in their 60s, 70s and 80s to build strength and independence.

Getting or staying active has a wide variety of health benefits as people age. They can include everything from stronger bones to improved mental wellbeing.

A new CDC report finds that more than 85% of U.S. adults 65 and older are not getting enough exercise. All adults should get moderate aerobic activity and weight or resistance training every week.

Some 106 million people provide unpaid care for an adult in the U.S. Many feel invisible and profoundly lonely. But some are creating new ways to support each other.