The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has welcomed the European Commission's decision to widen access to orlistat, giving pharmacists the ability to help people who are overweight and obese with a well-proven... View More
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is planning to go toe-to-toe with the country's biggest fitness club chains, and the founder of 24 Hour Fitness is in its corner. UFC Gym... View More
Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, which was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where high-fructose... View More
YogaFit, one of the largest training institutes of mind/body fitness education in the US, this month launched a national community outreach program designed to help at-risk groups and individuals take... View More
Encouraging and maintaining a healthy workforce have become key components in the challenge to reduce health care expenditures and health-related productivity losses. The American College of Sports Medicine... View More
Many overweight people in the USA have "sitting disease" and would lose weight if they did more walking, standing and moving around during the day, says endocrinologist James Levine of the Mayo Clinic... View More
Family-based lifestyle interventions that not only modify diet and physical activity but also include behavior therapy programs can help obese children lose weight and maintain that loss for at least six... View More
A new review of studies spread over five continents finds that overweight or obese children and teens can lose weight with lifestyle changes sometimes coupled with medication. Lead reviewer Hiltje... View More
Experts with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston say people can live healthy and cut their risk of cancer without breaking the bank by following several free and low-cost strategies: â· ... View More
Foods masquerading as something else — a more nutritious something else — have been big news in the past two years. Chinese food companies in particular have been blamed for making deadly alterations... View More
Faced with their favorite foods, women are less able than men to suppress their hunger, a discovery that may help explain the higher obesity rate for females, a new study suggests. US researchers... View More
Fitness Together Franchise Corp. has been named to Entrepreneur magazine’s 30th annual “Franchise 500” ranking of the top franchise opportunities, published in the January 2009... View More
This particular Functionally Fit feature is a first in a series of exercises you can use to maximize shoulder functionality and health. Visit our archives and continue to check out our E-News to view the... View More
Throughout the news in television and online, obesity seems like an unstoppable monster. Kids are being diagnosed with adult diabetes, nations are spending billions of dollars combating their weight problems,... View More
A testosterone-laden read, this book is great for any trainer who has a client focused primarily on building an amazing chest, back and arms. You won't find many functional exercises, but you will find... View More
This particular Functionally Fit feature is second in a series of exercises you can use to maximize shoulder functionality and health. Visit our archives and continue to check out our E-News to view the... View More
January is the month that separates successful trainers who build lucrative careers from those who never quite find their foothold. The difference is intensity. Some trainers arrive earlier, look better,... View More
Throughout the news in television and online, obesity seems like an unstoppable monster. Kids are being diagnosed with adult diabetes, nations are spending billions of dollars combating their weight problems,... View More
New research published in the international journal Neurobiology of Aging by Marc Poulin, PhD, DPhil, finds that being physically fit helps the brain function at the top of its game. An Alberta Heritage... View More
While some emerging technologies can create environments that require very little physical effort, one Kansas State University researcher thinks games like Nintendo's Wii Fit can help promote physical... View More
