Most people are aware of the worldwide epidemics of diabetes and obesity. The World Health Organization definition of overweight is a...

Here comes summer! Fun in the sun. Barbecues, fireworks, and cool drinks. And outdoor activities - hiking, biking, running, swimming, ...

"To stretch or not to stretch." That wasn't exactly Hamlet's question. The Prince of Denmark had matters of state to consider, ...

Interval training is an important part of aerobic exercise. If you're a walker or a runner, run intervals once a week. Walking and...

Strength training, otherwise known as weight training, is one of those activities that provides a wide range of benefits for the person...

Game-changing plays in any sport and at any level are tremendously exciting. Whether we're watching Pop Warner football, middle school ...

Cross-training refers to a combination of different methods of exercise. Specifically, cross-training refers to the combination of ...

If a great Shakespearean protagonist had, anachronistically, joined a gym, his internal existential inquiry might have been, "To lift or...

Mao Asada, Silver Medalist in Ladies Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, landed three triple axels in the competition, a feat no...

Not everyone will admit this, but there's something magical about exercise. Your brain produces endorphins in response to vigorous ...

Back in the day, there were no personal trainers. If you needed to learn how to exercise, you got a subscription to one of a few...

Which type of exercise is right for me? Is lifting weights going to give me the best result? Maybe I should concentrate on running - that...

Every five years or so a new fitness craze sweeps through the culture. Television news anchors blather on about the latest, greatest ...

Professional dancers are a pretty select group. These elite athletes are arguably among the fittest people in the world. Dance training ...

Should I stretch before or after I exercise?1 Should I even bother to stretch at all? These are the questions that every busy adult...

Everyone knows that exercise is good for you.1,2 Many people who haven’t exercised in a while (possibly not in many years) want to know...

While some fitness enthusiasts relentlessly seek out the latest, trendiest exercise crazes, many others are returning to good, ...

Most of us would agree that we want to be as healthy as we can. Thanks to a steady barrage of commentary by talking heads on television ...

You've finally decided to paint your kids' bedrooms. Not only that, but you're going to do it yourself. Congratulations. Or your rooftop...

In "The Producers", the riotous Mel Brooks movie classic from 1968, the wily and almost washed-up Broadway producer Max Bialystock...