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"Lifting Weights, Twice a Week, May Aid the Brain" is from the November 03, 2015 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Gretchen Reynolds and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Beer as a Training Partner" is from the Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Gretchen Reynolds and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"New Sports Stretch the Brain" is from the March 07, 2016, Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Gretchen Reynolds and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"How Exercise Might Keep Depression at Bay" is from the November 21, 2016 Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Gretchen Reynolds and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Stuck at your work desk? Standing up and walking around for five minutes every hour during the workday could lift your mood, combat lethargy without reducing focus and attention, and even dull hunger pangs, according to an instructive new study.

"Work. Walk 5 Minutes. Work" is from the December 28, 2016 Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Gretchen Reynolds and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Research and lived experience indicate that many people who begin a new exercise program see little if any improvement in their health and fitness even after weeks of studiously sticking with their new routine.

Working out only on the weekends or otherwise compressing your total physical activity into one or two prolonged sessions each week could lessen your risks of dying prematurely almost as effectively as more frequent, shorter workouts spread throughout the week, according to an interesting new study of the so-called weekend warrior phenomenon.