Gretchen Reynolds

How a scientist who studies ‘super agers’ exercises for a longer life Cardiologist Eric Topol, 70, spent years researching healthy aging. Now, he lives by what he’s learned.

Had such a fun, fascinating conversation with Dr. Eric Topol about aging well wapo.st/3H2R6QC

Here’s a science-backed way to get healthier if you don’t like exercise Doing everyday activities faster, such as gardening and cleaning, may lead to gains in health and longevity — even if you don’t exercise.

How to be healthy without exercise wapo.st/4jo1aSr

Don’t exercise? Moving a bit faster may make you healthier. Doing everyday activities faster, such as gardening and cleaning, may lead to gains in health and longevity — even if you don’t exercise.

Don’t #exercise? Do your chores faster. Changing how you do everyday activities such as gardening and cleaning could have some of the benefits of exercise without a trip to the gym, by @gretchenxreynolds.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202... via @washingtonpost.com

Take your fitness to the next level with the 7-Minute Power Workout Is your workout too easy? Challenge yourself to get more fit and age better.

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Inside the scientific quest to reverse human aging Can reprogramming our genes make us young again? A breakthrough in longevity research may be nearing its first human trials.

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Inside the scientific quest to reverse human aging My latest story about longevity science and the risks and promise of cellular reprogramming

The 7-Minute Gentle Workout: Low-impact exercises to get you fit fast Ease yourself into better shape with this modified routine by exercise physiologist Chris Jordan, creator of the original 7-minute workout.

A kinder, gentler version of the original 7-Minute Workout. (A tougher, sweatier version will be coming next month.) wapo.st/4gZuhcI

Want to live longer? Try fartleks. - The Washington Post The vast majority of people have probably already given up on their New Year’s resolutions, but fartlek training can help you get back on track. Today, we discuss the benefits of “speed play” at any a...

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Does sex count as exercise? Sexual intercourse burns calories, raises the heart rate and rarely causes cardiac arrest.

An older story, re-published just in time for Valentine's Day. (The answer, of course, is 'yes!') wapo.st/3EvCjwC

Don’t like to exercise? Try this simple, science-backed trick. ‘Fartleks’ are an effective way to add intensity to activities, which a growing body of science indicates can make your workouts more beneficial.

A great New Year's resolution: more fartleks! wapo.st/3DA9Bu2

Turning NFL team meals into fine dining How the Washington Commanders’ restaurant-trained chefs chop, cook and serve hundreds of pounds of high-end fuel each day.

This is a real charmer from our Nicki Jhabvala. The Commanders eat 93,000 eggs a year?! wapo.st/4fmGQ0R

At 93, he’s as fit as a 40-year-old. His body offers lessons on aging. The human body maintains the ability to adapt to exercise at any age, showing that it’s never too late to start a fitness program.

The 93-year-old rower who inspired millions to at least consider taking up exercise, whatever their age wapo.st/3BeQ7KF

Heart health, women and the limits of exercise Fit, healthy people can and do develop heart disease, and the symptoms can be very different for women. Here's what you should know.

A very personal story about the limits of exercise and limitlessness of friendship wapo.st/3VAARi3

She’s an Olympic water polo star, but fans just want skin and hair tips Ashleigh Johnson, one of the world’s top water polo goalies, shares the routine that keeps her skin and hair glowing, despite long hours in the water.

Ashleigh Johnson, goalie for the US women's water polo squad and one of the most delightful humans I've ever interviewed, on how she protects her hair and skin from water and sun. True service info, for anyone who swims or aspires to ... wapo.st/3DmBa9N

How artistic swimming became a contact sport The sport, formerly known as synchronized swimming, has a new name as well as more muscular athletes and more risky tricks.

How the US Artistic Swimming team prepared to win silver in Paris. Some of the most grueling training I've ever seen, complete with sequins and smiles wapo.st/4iHZrYm

Miss the Olympics? Try these Olympic workouts at home. Four Olympic or Paralympic athletes share home workouts to improve your fitness.

Four easy workouts/warm-ups from US Olympians, any of them suitable for fulfilling indoor, winter-time fitness resolutions. wapo.st/41uR8Zz

How a javelin thrower gets those arms To build a strong upper body, try this javelin workout that requires three medicine balls and a wall.

Since I'm still new here, I thought I'd share a few of my top WaPo stories from this year. This one is from a four-part series of easy workouts from Olympic athletes. (It's also a terrific arm workout, I can attest.) wapo.st/4g8pLJv

Exercising to lose weight? Science says it rarely works. A metabolism researcher dispels myths about how we burn calories and how this changes as we age.

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A Q and A about our metabolisms, exercise and what makes Thanksgiving so marvelous and strange ...

Inside your body, aging unfolds at remarkably different rates New research shows aging is not a uniform process. Parts of our bodies start aging earlier than others, right down to our organs and cells.

The first in a series of Post stories I'm writing about the science of aging. I hope we all turn out to be 'brain youthers'
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RFK Jr. says he drinks raw milk. How safe is unpasteurized milk? Raw milk can pose a serious health risk, especially for children and older adults.

Yesterday, I interviewed three dairy safety scientists and asked a few basic questions about raw and pasteurized milk.

Drinking unpasteurized milk is “a really stupid, bad idea,” said John Lucey, the director of the Center for Dairy Research at University of Wisconsin at Madison.
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Hi, Hunter. We don't know each other, but I'm Gretchen Reynolds, a health columnist at the Washington Post and would be pleased to be included in your list. Work email is gretchen.reynolds@washpost.com. Handle is @gretchenxreynolds.bsky.social