A treadmill stress test is usually ordered to look for signs of heart disease, but the number it produces carries a second, broader message about survival. The score, a measure of cardiorespiratory ...

Unless you're making a concerted effort to get your daily steps in, there's a good chance you could use a little help. But there is hope for breaking up your most sedentary days: a treadmill desk.

Some people have very strong feelings about how they get their daily steps in. There are the early risers who can't sit down at their desks until their feet have made contact with the earth, while ...