The water is hot this summer, and more and more people are turning to aquatic fitness to achieve their health and fitness goals. With over 6.6 million people training in swimming pools across the United... View More
If you know I like to add a bit of spark to any presentation, so I initiated the Forum at the 2007 IHRSA Conference in San Diego by explaining that I would share personal opinions based on my own experiences,... View More
With everyone from Oprah to infomercials touting how quickly boot camps can whip participants into shape, camps are popping up in Everytown, USA, quicker than fast food restaurants. The opportunity to... View More
If you're a studio or gym owner, chances are you started your career working as a trainer for someone else. You obeyed their rules, until you decided that you could do it better. Then, with starry... View More
Long ago in Italy, it was an unusually hot summer's day. It was so hot, in fact, that it caused all the citizens of Florencegreat suffering, yet there were two men that seemed to suffer more... View More
Espresso, Red Bull, cappuccino, green tea, black tea, chocolate, coffee, mountain dew, colas, Excedrin and other pain relievers, diet pills, many cold remedies… what do they have in common?... View More
The NSCA Certification Commission is excited to announce the newest edition of Exercise Technique Manual for Resistance Training that has been expanded from 38 to 57 exercises. Developed by the NSCA Certification... View More
Star Trac, the fastest growing commercial fitness equipment company, in partnership with Mad Dogg Athletics, the program creators of Spinning, and Sportsgrants, a non-profit event production company, presents... View More
AegisLiving, a premier senior living company, announces it is partnering with Technogym USA to bring the finest fitness equipment to its residents. Under the new partnership Technogym, The Wellness Company... View More
A healthy collection of tasty meals is placed in your hands with this spiral-bound book. From breakfast to dinner in a snap, there are no more excuses for overeating or being defeated by high-calorie,... View More
In our hurry to solve problems, we forget that the key to solving them lies at the root. This is my major lament with the poorly named youth obesity problem. We are not treating the cause. As I have often... View More
In patients with heart failure, one month of moderate exercise significantly improves heart function and aerobic capacity and at least partially ameliorates symptoms of poor heart function, results of... View More
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) will honor The Cooper Institute of Dallas, Texas, with the Ross Merrick National Recognition Award for the organizations longtime commitment... View More
Elderly individuals who engage in strenuous exercise, such as jogging, are at heightened risk for venous thrombosis compared with their sedentary peers, according to the results of a new study. Still,... View More
A recent study says "yes"; frequent reading of magazine articles about dieting/weight loss strongly predicts unhealthy weight-control behaviors in adolescent girls but not in boys, five years later. ... View More
For the first time in history, individuals affected by obesity will gather to bring national attention to the obesity epidemic in the heart of the United States government in Washington, DC. On June 17,... View More
IDEA Health & Fitness Association announces the program for the 26th annual IDEA World Fitness Convention, with a slate of more than 250 sessions, including 129 sessions debuting this year. The event features... View More
Award-winning fitness and sports performance equipment provider Power Systems Inc. has relaunched its website with a new design and enhanced features to make shopping for training products and programs... View More
Training principles are ideal for beginning and intermediate weightlifters. But according to fitness expert Joe Wuebben, experienced lifters require aggressive training to continue to see increases in... View More
