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
People in their 40s with larger stomachs have a higher risk for dementia when they reach their 70s, according to a study published in the March 26 online issue of Neurology. Previous studies have... View More
Athletes' Performance, recognized as an industry leader offering the highest level of integrated performance training, performance physical therapy and the most fully-integrated training system in the... View More
Over the past 50 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the prevalence of interrelated metabolic disease states, including obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. In modern Western... View More
Nine in 10 food ads aimed at kids sell high-fat, high-salt, high-sugar or low-nutrient foods. The finding comes from a study of 27.5 hours of children's programs that ran on a single Saturday morning May... View More
Ah, sweet sleep. We seem to get too little. Now researchers are finding that too much or too little sleep could lead to unhealthy weight gain. Researchers at Laval University in Quebec looked at... View More
Athletes who take human growth hormone may not be getting the boost they expected. While growth hormone adds some muscle, it doesn't appear to improve strength or exercise capacity, according to a review... View More
If you think Uncle Sam should help us stay healthy, you're not alone. Most Americans think he should. In fact, a national survey commissioned by the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association... View More
Threatened by the local association of record companies with 3,000% increases in fees for playing music in group exercise classes, Fitness Australia is fighting back with the help of the International... View More
Precision Fitness, a fitness business model focused on affordable personal training, today announced its number of franchised locations has more than doubled within 60 days of becoming available nationwide.... View More
When the National Institute on Drug Abuse surveyed 48,025 students in a nationally representative sample of 403 public and private schools about lifetime, past year, past month and daily use of drugs,... View More
The NSCA Certification Commission is excited to announce that a new edition of the most-preferred exam preparation textbook for the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) exam will be available... View More
Today, more and more physical therapists, rehab patients, baby boomers, celebrities, pro athletes and fitness enthusiasts are recognizing the benefits of Pilates. Mind-body fitness is inundating the fitness... View More
As millions of Americans cut down on carbohydrates and sugar, the sales of artificial sweeteners have been booming! Some people worry about artificial sweeteners possibly because they are called artificial.... View More
National Health-through-Fitness Day, organized by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA), occurred on March 12, in Washington, DC. Patrick Miles, Director of Retail Sales with SPRI Products,... View More
Documenting a “twofold to fivefold” increase in personal problems among adolescents with persistent sleeplessness, public health researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center... View More
