The American Diabetes Association (ADA) today, applauded Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT), Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN), and members of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families for holding... View More
Health Secretary Alan Johnson will tonight call for a national movement to tackle the growing problem of obesity. In a major speech on public health the Secretary of State for Health will outline the public... View More
Red, yellow, blue and green walls match the colors of workout T-shirts the kids wear and the exercise balls they use. This is not your typical fitness facility. PowerKidz Youth Fitness Center in Indianapolis... View More
Clint Phillips gets paid to do what he loves: working out. The 46-year-old former Air National Guard staff sergeant is a Chicago-area personal fitness trainer who has helped many clients build biceps while... View More
One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly, according to a researcher at UT... View More
Nancy Clark had been providing us with winning nutrition information for several decades. This book could be considered the "bible" for how to eat for active people. It covers the science of eating for... View More
Star Trac has announced an alliance with Hansen Beverage Company, the operating subsidiary of Hansen Natural Corporation, a leading marketer of all natural alternative and functional beverages. The two... View More
An Environmental Protection Agency report released Thursday warns that global warming will increase disease and other health problems nationwide in coming decades. "Climate change poses real risks to... View More
Four years ago, Andrew Dancy, 80, received a card in the mail advertising a free gym membership through his Medicare provider, Humana, and the Silver Sneakers Fitness Program. Dancy, who had never belonged... View More
US obesity rates continue their climb, according to figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The following is from a series of 2005-2007... View More
STOTT PILATES extends its enthusiastic congratulations to Master Instructor Trainer PJ OClair, the owner, president and educational director of New England-based Northeast Pilates, who has... View More
Every day, throughout the United States, soldiers are returning to their communities. Some of them return with less than all the physical abilities they left with. Combat stress, disabilities and lack... View More
Star Trac continues to expand its offerings with a new line of consumer fitness equipment, branded under the moniker ST Fitness. The company is set to debut its new lines of cardio and strength fitness... View More
The obesity epidemic is still running wild, and while fitness professionals such as yourself are combating it with healthy images, exercise programs, personal coaching and much more, the toll its taking... View More
Bruno Pauletto, CEO and co-founder of Power Systems Inc., was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual conference of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) on July 11... View More
The fitness industry stands tall alongside plummeting businesses in todays economic hard times, with revenues spiking five percent from $17.6 million in 2006 to $18.5 million in 2007, according to the... View More
Power Systems Inc., a leading marketer of fitness and sports performance equipment, recently donated more than $20,000 to Special Olympics Tennessee, following the success of the companys warehouse sale... View More
IDEA Health & Fitness Association has revealed the results of its annual IDEA Fitness Programs & Equipment Survey. The 13th annual survey revealed a variety of emerging as well as more familiar... View More
