Overweight teens who weigh themselves at least once a week are more likely to engage in other healthy weight control measures than teens who step on the scale less frequently, according to a new small... View More

A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study in the U.S. that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads. A ban on... View More

Editor’s note: This article is part three of a series outlining steps and concepts for those with the desire to tackle the youth obesity epidemic. ... View More

Physicians are medical experts who sometimes dabble in the diet arena. Psychologists are behavior experts who sometimes give nutrition advice. Celebrities act like experts in a lot of areas, and they too... View More

Go into any large gym in world, and you will get hit by the whirs, lights, bangs and glitz of all the equipment and the facilities in which it is housed. You want to open your own training studio, and... View More

Personal fitness training is a profession. I’ll stand behind that statement without the least bit of hesitation. Those of us who are committed to excellence, who have commanded a knowledge... View More

Remember the good ol’ days, when all you had to focus on was training clients? There you were, the staff trainer, training hour after hour, concentrating only on the client in front... View More

Editor’s note: This article is the second part of a series of articles assisting trainers in discovering niche markets to help jump-start their careers.

Have any of your clients and friends recently asked you, “So how is business going during this recession we are in?â€❠I chuckle at... View More

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has informally accepted an offer from President-elect Barack Obama to become secretary of Health and Human Services and Washington attorney Eric Holder has agreed... View More

As diabetes is rapidly becoming one of the world's most common diseases, its financial cost is mounting, too, to well over $200 billion a year in the US alone. A new study, released Tuesday exclusively... View More

The dietary supplement beta-alanine (BA) — widely used by athletes and body builders — improves muscle endurance in the elderly, according to U.S. researchers. The finding "could have... View More

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Execution Begin in a traditional push-up position with one foot positioned on top of the other heel. Slowly lower down maintaining a flat back (abs tight) until the upper arm is at or near parallel... View More

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, STOTT PILATES has released the final three new titles in its library of award-winning Pilates DVDs. Using props and other fitness accessories, the new programming... View More

As cash-strapped customers cut spending, spas and gyms are doing all they can to keep a place in people's budgets. Beyond deep discounts, some are adopting a recession spin: touting services as... View More

What's the healthiest city in America? It appears to be Burlington, Vermont. Vermont's largest city is tops among U.S. metropolitan areas by having the largest proportion of people — 92% —... View More

Health care leaders gathered at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California Health Science campus to discuss the critical issue of obesity and the challenges it brings to uninsured,... View More

Most children are still failing to eat five pieces of fruit and veg a day, though their levels of physical activity do meet current Government recommendations, according to the SPEEDY study (Sport, Physical... View More

Elite athletes are advised to "fill the tank" with an energy bar or sports drink soon after a workout. But for mere mortals — folks who are simply trying to keep their weight in check or stave off... View More