Companies, desperate to slice fat from their budgets during this recession, increasingly are targeting workplace wellness programs. Smoking cessation and weight-loss programs are among those being considered... View More
For beginners, stepping into the gym can feel a lot like entering a foreign country. Learning its language can be enough to break a sweat even before you explore the facility’s string of machines,... View More
As the weather gets warmer, people often get motivated to spend more time outdoors. Whether it’s working on projects around the house, playing with the grandkids at the park or out exercising, the... View More
As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of heat-related athletic injuries in secondary schools, today at its 60th annual meeting and clinical symposia at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center... View More
In the wake of Bally's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company is closing nine of its Texas locations: 2306 S. Collins St. in Arlington 2528 Old Denton Rd. in Carrollton 3232 McKinney Ave. in Dallas... View More
More than half a million dollars in federal stimulus cash is headed to the YMCA of Middle Tennessee. The grant money, $625,000 is coming through the Youth Build program. It helps young people get high... View More
Undertaking a supervised exercise program can have beneficial effects on functional status and physical function, reduce the need for daily corticosteroid and anti-inflammatory intake and improve levels... View More
The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) announced today the release of the IHRSA 2009 First Quarter Index, which demonstrates the financial performance of a sample of the commercial... View More
Tightened budgets need not squeeze fitness from a woman's lifestyle. In the upcoming Women's Home Workout Bible, (Human Kinetics, November 2009), best-selling author Brad Schoenfeld explains... View More
Body Bar, Inc., fitness company and official sponsor of USA Wrestling and a dedicated sponsor of the USA Women’s Wrestling program, announced today that founder and chairman Arno Niemand has been... View More
To reduce their cardiovascular risk, people with type 2 diabetes should do at least two-and-a-half hours per week of moderate-intensity or one-and-a-half hours per week of vigorous-intensity aerobic exercises,... View More
According to a research abstract presented on June 8 at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, in the presence of free access to food, sleep restricted subjects... View More
New research led by the University of Cincinnati (UC) suggests that the hunger hormone ghrelin is activated by fats from the foods we eat - not those made in the body - in order to optimize nutrient metabolism... View More
Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp has reached a deal with its lenders on a restructuring plan to help it exit from bankruptcy. Bally's senior lenders, including JPMorgan Chase & Co, have agreed to cut the... View More
With WebExercises Desktop exercise software from OPTP, patients will benefit from a clear understanding of your home care exercises. They will no longer have to rely on memory for what they’re supposed... View More
America's chain restaurants are making Americans fatter and sicker say consumer watchdog Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) who have just awarded their Xtreme eating awards 2009 to chains... View More
June is Men's Health Month, and the American Dietetic Association encourages all men to be aware of preventable health problems and the benefits of early detection and treatment of disease. “Men... View More
Body Bar Inc., a fitness company specializing in products and educational tools for fitness enthusiasts, announced today that iAmplify.com, a video distribution network, is now providing Body Bar workouts... View More
Researchers at The Children's Hospital at Westmead are embarking on a ground-breaking new study to investigate whether a different dietary approach to insulin resistance in overweight adolescents can put... View More
Nordic walking is an enhancement of regular walking. A person can go from point A to point B, but how efficient and how pain free is that walk? When the foot lands, it has so many options to move (or not... View More
