The average American child spends nearly 12,000 hours in school, from kindergarten through 12th grade. That's a big chunk of time during which he or she can develop good (or bad) health habits.
Everyone wants to be more physically fit, but the toughest thing is finding motivation -- the motivation to get started, the motivation to keep going, the motivation to push yourself to the next level.
Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years -- starting as young as age 12 -- can help protect girls from breast cancer when they're grown
A middle-aged woman arrives at yoga class, a guide dog beside her wheelchair. She slides onto a mat on the floor and begins warming up with help from the instructor, stretching her knee and leg muscles to the side.
Despite just being released in December, Wii Fit already has sold 1.76 million copies in Japan and is the best-selling game of the year ending March 31.
The average American child spends nearly 12,000 hours in school, from kindergarten through 12th grade. That's a big chunk of time during which he or she can develop good (or bad) health habits.
Everyone wants to be more physically fit, but the toughest thing is finding motivation -- the motivation to get started, the motivation to keep going, the motivation to push yourself to the next level.
Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years -- starting as young as age 12 -- can help protect girls from breast cancer when they're grown
A middle-aged woman arrives at yoga class, a guide dog beside her wheelchair. She slides onto a mat on the floor and begins warming up with help from the instructor, stretching her knee and leg muscles to the side.
Despite just being released in December, Wii Fit already has sold 1.76 million copies in Japan and is the best-selling game of the year ending March 31.
I call my friend Betsy "Besty" for two reasons: first, because she's one of the best-beloved people in my life, and second, because anything she tries, she does better than anyone else in the world.
Once upon a time, elite athletes who took extreme doses of anabolic steroids were sure that the drugs helped them jump higher, run faster, grow stronger. But these notions had never been verified in a lab. So in 1975 a British physiology professor at the University of Leeds, G. Romaine Hervey, set up an experiment to determine whether high doses of steroids truly boosted athletic performance or just gave users a psychological edge. "We knew young men who lifted weights felt that anabolic steroids helped them lift more, but we really didn't know [if they did]," says Hervey, now 83. "And since steroids did seem to make them bigger, we wanted to see whether that was normal muscle or water or something else."
Lois Fletcher started taking the subway to work nine months ago to save money. It turned out to be an excellent way for her to lose weight -- more than 30 pounds to be exact.
A 1938 yoga instruction video, the first of its kind. If yoga is a worldwide cultural phenomenon today, it is thanks to one man -- the grandmaster of yoga, BKS Iyengar. From a previously complex discipline only passed down from master to student, Iyengar -- or Guru ji, as he is respectfully called -- took yoga to the masses.
Before enlisting in the Army in "Major Movie Star," Jessica Simpson turned to her own private drill sergeant -- Los Angeles trainer Harley Pasternak, the man behind "The 5 Factor Diet" and "5-Factor Fitness."
Squeezing regular workouts in between client meetings and business dinners can be a challenge, especially when you're operating out of a hotel in an unfamiliar city.
BERKELEY, Calif. -- I've been promised some alone time with DeSean Jackson, but I feel like I'm being filmed for a movie. There's a cameraman standing right behind us while we chat on the field and another man looming in the background listening in on the conversation before taking controls of the camera from another angle.
So you want to get fit? What is the first thing you should concentrate on? Should it be how fast or far you can run or should you work on your flexibility? It can be alarming how much work there is to do when you first embark on a fitness program, so where should you start?
Nearly a million American youngsters, some as young as 6, rely on personal trainers to shape up, lose weight or improve in sports, according to figures from the nation's leading sports club association
Everybody knows exercise is key to a good ticker and a more sleek physique. But did you know working out may improve your sex life, trigger a better night's sleep and help you stop smoking?
Personal trainers transgress all sorts of boundaries. They yell at us if we drop the medicine ball, berate us for the burger we had the night before and demand to know how much we really weigh.
As part of the "Vital Signs" segment on "Paula Zahn Now," CNN.com users sent in their tips, tools and methods for staying healthy. Here is a selection of their responses, some of which have been edited for clarity and length.
Early morning meetings and late-night business dinners make it almost impossible for Trisha Curtin to fit in a workout on the road. "It's been a huge challenge to do any type of exercising other than walking from building to building," says Curtin, who works in planning and distribution for a department store.
When it comes to multitasking, you've got it down. But if exercise is often bumped off your to-do list by everything else vying for your attention, why not make workout time your me time?
ATLANTA -- Walk up to an NFL fan on the street, ask him who Tom Shaw is and be prepared for a shrug of the shoulders. Ask Tom Brady, Peyton Manning or Reggie Bush about Shaw and the answer will be much different.
Think small lifestyle changes can't mean big results? Well, consider the case of Diane Borganzi from Everett, Massachusetts. Eighteen months ago, Borganzi weighed more than 200 pounds. She's now 73 pounds lighter, thanks in part to a diet -- but also to an exercise regimen -- the first in her entire life. "I do tai chi one day a week. I do country-Western line dancing with my sister. I love them both. They're so different," Borganzi says.
Cold and flu season is just getting under way in the United States. Before it's over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts, up to 20 percent of Americans will suffer from the flu.
As more of America's school-age children are growing fatter, the physical education curriculum that might help them win the fight is gasping for air, says a recently released report.
On my first day of Core Fusion and after 20 squats at the barre (but who's counting?) my legs were shaking, and I was gasping for breath. The others around me seemed to move with strength and ease - obviously they were die-hards who had jumped on this craze long ago.
At home, the phrase "Go watch TV" to kids has replaced "Go outside and play" in many families. At school, the daily hour of recess is dwindling. The combination is contributing to many kids not getting enough exercise, according to some experts.
Squeezing regular workouts in between client meetings and business dinners can be a challenge, especially when you're operating out of a hotel in an unfamiliar city.
Looking for ways to get in shape while bonding with her newborn son, Lisa Druxman, a former personal trainer, wound up creating a rapidly growing workout club for new moms.
Sony apparently feels video games should do their part to promote weight loss and physical fitness. It's teamed up with Nike on "EyeToy: Kinetic," a new game that turns the PlayStation 2 into an interactive in-home personal trainer.
Every new year we make the same promise to shed some pounds. If you're not the gym type, Five Tips is going to tell you what you'll want to know before investing in exercise equipment.
All too often, hotel fitness centers are small and crowded, closed when you want to use them, or outfitted with obsolete equipment. But that's no reason to flop on the bed and order a burger and fr...
Endless meetings, buffet breakfasts, irregular schedules and dinner dates, it is not surprising that business travelers find it hard to keep up an exercise routine.
Physical fitness, as a walk down any busy street will show you, is of varying importance to people. There are gym rats, who have their own locker at the local club and always look maddeningly fit. ...
Every new recruit knows that boot camp is time to push their body to the limits. Lately, however, civilians have wanted to get into the act and get fit with this form of training.
Regular exercise goes a long way towards weight maintenance, heart health, and even stress management. But pregnant women reap those benefits and more.
We've all seen the warning at the beginning of every exercise video, "Before starting this or any other exercise program, be sure to check with your doctor."
Stability balls have been used for decades in physical rehabilitation clinics around the world. But these days, stability balls have gone mainstream as personal trainers, group fitness classes and home exercise videos have all embraced this versatile and economical piece of training equipment.
Yoga has been around for more than 5000 years, and thanks to celebrities like Madonna, it has quickly become one of the fastest growing fitness trends in the United States. But buff arms and a yoga-booty aren't the only reasons Americans are flocking to yoga.
Regular exercise is one of the keys to healthy living, but new research suggests physical activity also may be significant for people to stay independent longer as they age -- at least for women.
During the eight weeks of the New You Resolution program, participants are keeping a journal. Experts recommend journal-keeping in helping to set goals and implement action for change. Below are excerpts from participant Pam Kirkbride's journal from the past week, with the most current at the top.
Okay, so it's been a rough couple of years for jobs. But lots of companies still want to be good places to work--and 59 of the companies on our seventh annual list actually added to their payrolls ...
For Lisa Glenn, a stay-at-home mother of three in Cross River, N.Y., turning her unfinished basement into a family rec room was an effort to reclaim the upstairs. For Gary Hirschkron, a Portland, O...
The recent IRS decision to define obesity as a disease means that certain costs of losing weight may now be deductible. To take a write-off, you must have a doctor's diagnosis that you are obese or...
If I told you I could prescribe something that would prevent heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, and make you feel great, you'd be at the drugstore in a heartbeat. But hold on. I'm talking about ...
Dressed in fishnet stockings, a platinum-blond wig, and platform sneakers, Anthony Truly struts around the room, lifting a pair of patent-leather stiletto heels as if they were free weights. "A wor...
Often feel like you'd rather be running along a beach in Hawaii than panting inside a gym? With iFit's PC-controlled exercise equipment, you can do so without the expensive airfare or sand. The com...
Six months ago, 33 men and women ages 49 to 72 checked in to the Life Enhancement Center at the Canyon Ranch complex in Tucson for the kickoff of a new program called Optimal Aging. I was a member ...
Dear Santa: Since you forgot last year, here is my Christmas list again: 1) a large, cedar-lined dressing room in my apartment; 2) a wraparound terrace with southern exposure; 3) a home gym that ne...
We have been tracking great employers since 1981, when we began research on our book The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America. From our database of more than 1,000 companies, we selected 238 a...
Deep in the Louisiana bayou, a team of leathery pipeline workers--of all people--celebrate the rigors of healthy living. A few years ago the 14 men who operate a 22-acre natural gas platform in the...
Let's face it: The peds seem peppier in the latest aerodynamic, mondo- cushioned, custom-pumped and, yes, priciest running shoes. So you drop the big bucks for Nike's top-of-the-line Air Max ($130)...
WHETHER IT'S telecommuting, fax forwarding or shopping by video, today's status symbol is the freedom to stay at home. Small wonder, then, that in 1992 health- and fitness-club membership ran flat ...
Winter's just around the corner; time to think about moving your fitness regimen indoors. Should you buy a stepper? A rowing machine? A treadmill? Many exercise enthusiasts also recommend the lates...
ON weekday mornings, Lawrence Perlman rises at 5:30 to run three to seven miles along the Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis. Most days he then lifts weights for half an hour before heading to the co...
TOWN & COUNTRY Some people like to collect jewelry; this company likes to collect jewelry manufacturers. Last November, Town & Country acquired L.G. Balfour Co., which manufactures class and champi...
MARCIA SINGER, 59, loves to flex her biceps for her five grandchildren. ''My friends all think I'm nuts, of course,'' she says. ''But it's better than flab, and I feel great.'' Singer, a widow from...
The fitness boom has bypassed America's kids. Most are fatter, many weaker and slower than they used to be, according to government surveys over the past two years. While their parents work out in ...
With the evening sun glinting off Lake Michigan, 6,500 runners from 400 companies raced out of Chicago's Grant Park in August on a 3.5-mile course that led through the Loop, along Lake Shore Drive,...
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