June 18 2014
The International Youth Conditioning Association, the leading global provider of youth fitness and sports performance education and certifications, is excited to announce that it has appointed a new brand... View More
June 18 2014
Do you work out for health benefits and feel you are exercising more than enough? You might be among the many Canadians who overrate how hard they work out or underestimate what moderate intensity exercise... View More
June 17 2014
As children, many of us were forced to finish all the broccoli on our dinner plates, but new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD, suggests new benefits of... View More
June 16 2014
Obesity and diabetes are among the fastest growing health problems in the world, and the hunt is in for a pill that can fight the problem. Now a Danish/British team has come up with a smart tool that will... View More
June 13 2014
In recent months, there has been much debate surrounding vitamin D. Some studies have suggested that a high level of the vitamin benefits our health, while others have reported that there is not enough... View More
June 12 2014
A new study shows that walking reduces risk of functional limitation associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA). In fact, the study funded in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and... View More
June 11 2014
There are many known risk factors that can increase the likelihood of developing breast cancer - including gender, age, family history, obesity and alcohol consumption. Now, a study published in BMJ has... View More
June 10 2014
Exercise is held up as one of the most important aspects of a healthy lifestyle. It burns calories, it is good for your heart and it can make you happier. Its benefits do not end there, though; new research... View More
June 9 2014
Breast cancer patients who do not get sufficient exercise may compromise quality of life and ultimately, survival, according to a new study from researchers at the Department of Epidemiology, University... View More
June 6 2014
Soda consumers may be getting a much higher dose of the harmful sugar fructose than they have been led to believe, according to a new study by the Childhood Obesity Research Center (CORC) at the Keck School... View More
June 5 2014
The obesity epidemic has arrived in orthopaedics: Anyone who gets a hip or knee replacement today is very likely to be overweight, according to experts at the 15th EFORT Congress in London. The situation... View More
June 4 2014
Researchers from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University and three other institutions have taken issue with recent claims that "the case is closed" on whether or not a multivitamin/mineral... View More
June 3 2014
Exposing infants to a new vegetable early in life encourages them to eat more of it compared to offering novel vegetables to older children, new research from the University of Leeds suggests. The researchers,... View More
June 2 2014
Grabbing chocolate milk after a hard swim could give swimmers a performance edge, according to new research presented at one of the nation's top sports medicine conferences - the American College of Sports... View More
May 31 2014
The study, designed to promote lymph flow and optimize body mass index (BMI) after breast cancer surgery, saw a 97% success rate for patients in the program one year after surgery. Viewed as one of the... View More
May 30 2014
In 2012, the skeleton of King Richard III - the king of England from 1483-1485 - was discovered beneath a parking lot in the city of Leicester in the UK. Early analysis of the bones confirmed that the... View More
May 29 2014
In what is deemed the "most comprehensive global study to date," researchers have found that over the past 3 decades, there has been a "startling" increase in rates of obesity worldwide, with no significant... View More
May 28 2014
Diana Nyad, broadcast journalist, writer and record-breaking swimmer, will receive the distinguished Jack LaLanne Award at the upcoming IDEA World Fitness Convention, the largest global fitness event in... View More
May 22 2014
Exercise may be the best way for obese women to keep heart disease and related metabolic problems at bay, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society'sJournal of Clinical Endocrinology... View More
May 21 2014
The results of a new study led by King's College London in the UK may explain why a Mediterranean diet is so often linked to good health. The combination of unsaturated fats and vegetables rich in nitrites... View More