The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America’s leading authority on fitness and one of the largest fitness certification, education and training organizations in the world, today released key... View More
With debate over health care reform raging in Washington and obesity statistics showing that people are fatter and sicker than ever, could there be a more pertinent topic for Americans to begin taking... View More
If Americans continue to pack on pounds, obesity will cost the USA about $344 billion in medical-related expenses by 2018, eating up about 21% of health-care spending, says the first analysis to estimate... View More
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), in partnership with Sports Marketing Surveys, announced today a new research report, the 2009 Health Club Equipment Benchmarking Report,... View More
The November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association features a commentary by James O. Hill, an honorary ADA member, professor of pediatrics and medicine and director of the Center for... View More
A lasting trend is developing in health and fitness, according to an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) survey published in the November/December issue of ACS's Health & Fitness Journal. The... View More
The American Council on Exercise (ACE), a leading authority on fitness and one of the largest fitness certification, education and training organizations in the world, today announced an agreement with... View More
Whether you’re going from top to bottom or jiggly to jacked, stairs can help take you to the next level. Inclines force the body to use muscles that standard floor exercises don’t, resulting... View More
The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), in partnership with ILAM, the Industry Body for Sports, Fitness, Aquatic Facilities, Outdoor Sector, Spas & Wellness, recently concluded... View More
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) recently concluded IHRSA/Fitness Brasil’s 10th Anniversary Conference and Trade Show, held October 22-24, 2009 at the Transamerica... View More
A study conducted by exercise physiologists in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Human Studies finds that as little as 80 minutes a week of aerobic or resistance training helps... View More
Exercise can help smokers quit because it makes cigarettes less attractive. A new study from the University of Exeter shows for the first time that exercise can lessen the power of cigarettes and smoking-related... View More
A new study confirms what savvy consumers have long suspected: Most breakfast cereals advertised to kids are chockfull of sugar and low on fiber. In fact, cereals marketed to kids have 85% more sugar,... View More
At least, that's apparently how it is in Germany! Contrary to what was previously assumed, overweight is not increasing the overall death rate in the German population. Matthias Lenz of the Faculty... View More
Our body's activity levels fall and rise to the beat of our internal drums - the 24-hour cycles that govern fundamental physiological functions, from sleeping and feeding patterns to the energy available... View More
Exercise balls have steadily become more popular since they were first introduced. People who are on the ball find themselves rolling toward improvements in strength, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory... View More
Over the past three decades, the prevalence of childhood obesity has more than doubled for adolescents and has more than tripled for children. And the likelihood that an obese child will become an obese... View More
The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) announced today the results of IHRSA's Monthly Trends Survey, which encompasses August club performance. IHRSA's monthly survey... View More
Attention weekend warriors: the simple act of exercise and not fitness itself can convince you that you look better, a new University of Florida study finds. People who don't achieve workout milestones... View More
