A study suggests that laughing could be an "entry-level" type of exercise that reduces stress and burns calories. Here's how.

From lowering blood pressure and reducing inflammation to improving heart health and relieving stress, laughter has the power to trigger a number of positive chemical and physical benefits. View on eu ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The pandemic is sparking new interest in a type of exercise that is helping people lift their spirits. Ute Devika leads groups in laughing and dancing at a park in Cairo, Egypt.

(RNS) — Wearing a bright pink tank top, Celeste Greene enthusiastically pops off the Zoom screen, clapping as she chants: “HO HO. HA HA HA. HO HO. HA HA HA. YAY,” each smack of her forceful hands ...

Marilyn Fogelquist truly believes laughter is the best medicine. She has attended conferences and run workshops on the topic and spent 10 years working as a clown. Now at age 83, she is spreading the ...

A good laugh might help lead you to a good life. That's the notion compelling older Tucsonans to follow the mantra "laughter is the best medicine" in new yoga classes that follow an easy syllabus: All ...

Ever wonder why we react to the same things over and over again in the exact same way? Since birth, our eyes, ears, and brain have been influenced to create movement patterns that our central nervous ...

Clubs practicing laughter yoga - a combination of breathing exercises, mild physical workout, stretching, and laughter - have been gaining popularity in India. Coming together and bursting into ...

Six in the morning is way too early for the kind of raucous guffaws that are echoing around a sports ground in central Bombay. Walkers and joggers are frowning at a group of 40 people hooting and ...