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
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
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
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
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
The United States has been dubbed the fast-food nation, but that may be changing - at least in one respect. About 44% of people in the USA say they like the taste of fast food too much to give it up, but... 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
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
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
Exercise experts have known for years that moderate physical activity improves mood. Now a study shows that people are in a better mood for up to 12 hours after they work out. Researchers at the University... View More
About 87% of obese patients with type 2 diabetes have undiagnosed sleep apnea, which can lead to serious medical consequences, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Sleep apnea... View More
The Obamas are living in the right city if they want to stay buff. The Washington, D.C., metro area is the fittest city in the USA, ranking slightly higher than Minneapolis, Denver, Boston and San Francisco,... View More
Fitness Together Franchise Corporation, the world’s largest business of personal trainers, is working with the State of Texas’ Division of Economic Development’s office in Mexico City... View More
The findings, by an international team of researchers, suggest muscular strength is as important as staying slim and eating healthily when it comes to protecting the body against deadly tumours. The scientists... View More
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) announced today their partnership with the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine (ILM); a division of Harvard Medical School’s Department... View More
Exercise helps increase insulin sensitivity and ward off diabetes, but taking supplemental antioxidants such as vitamins C and E actually blunts that benefit, researchers report. Exercise helps increase... View More
A new study has sounded the alarm that the majority of Canadian adults are inactive over their lifespan and don't exercise enough during their leisure time. Published in the International Journal of Behavioral... View More
Scan the breathless headlines at any magazine rack... Fight Flab in Minutes! Get Beach Ready! Add the skinny yet buxom model, and it should be no surprise that the average woman feels insecure if not downright... View More
Some advocate taking antioxidants like vitamin C and E to help protect the body from harmful chemical by-products it creates in breaking into a sweat. But German scientists now believe these "free radicals"... View More
