President Barack Obama wants to get the fat out of the bureaucracy — literally. The president was holding a roundtable discussion at the White House on Tuesday with CEOs of companies that have found... View More
Sal Marinello, outspoken fitness authority and a personal trainer who has appeared on ESPN and other national outlets, claims that The Biggest Loser, a popular reality show about getting into shape, is... View More
Scientists using a new way to look at data concluded that the main reason that obesity has risen sharply in the United States in recent decades is predominantly because of over-eating rather than lack... View More
Crunch Fitness, a gym operator with 73,000 members and clubs in six U.S. cities, filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors in New York, citing slowing membership and overpriced leases for some locations.... View More
Researchers are looking for ways to manipulate a special type of body fat, called "brown fat," to help people burn more calories. Brown fat generates heat. It's different from white fat, which stores calories.... View More
Michael Gerend, president and chief operating officer of Life Time Fitness Inc., is leaving the company, according to a company press release. Gerend been in his job since 2003, when he joined the Chanhassen-based... View More
For our most recent Subscription Renewal Giveaway, we at PFP present Paul Sharbaugh of Health Ridge Fitness Center, Olathe, Kansas with a free Lebert Buddy System*. PFP congratulates Paul on winning the... View More
Private health club operators have seen no let up in membership levels in spite of the downturn, according to figures published by The Leisure Database Company, a consultancy. In a sign health-conscious... View More
As people become more educated, studies have demonstrated that they tend to choose foods that are lower in calories but higher in nutrients. They also pay more. In a study published in the May 2009 issue... View More
It's all over the news, even if it's not all over your town. You can't read a newspaper, turn on TV, radio, or the Internet, even get on Twitter, without being barraged with information - and scare tactics... View More
The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of its newest International Ambassadors: Egypt - Tamer Farag (Global Sports Company); India -... View More
Gold's Gym International (GGI) and the Gold's Gym Franchisee Association (GGFA) today announced two key system-wide initiatives that will have a significant impact on the organization in 2009 and beyond.... View More
DiGennaro Communications office manager Theresa Piti took initiative Wednesday morning — e-mailing the 13-person firm with tips such as "always cover your mouth" when coughing to combat the spread... View More
The biggest survey of its kind, conducted by the Department of Health, found that children are not getting the recommended one hour of physical activity outside of school times. Almost half of children... View More
Just seeing a salad on the menu seems to push some consumers to make a less healthy meal choice, according a Duke University researcher. It's an effect called "vicarious goal fulfillment," in which a person... View More
In 2005, the average American consumed 64kg of added sugar, a sizeable proportion of which came through drinking soft drinks. Now, in a 10-week study, Peter Havel and colleagues, at the University of California... View More
To all those who have come to know, love, work with and respect my friend and co-worker, Rocky Tharpe, I write this message of his passing. My brother Joe told me many times of when he first met Rocky.... View More
Fitness Anywhere was named to Outside magazine's second annual "Best Places to Work" list. Fitness Anywhere was ranked No. 22 out of 30 selected companies. The full list and related story is published... View More
Staying slim is good for the planet, according to two UK researchers who concluded that because food production has a big impact on global warming, a lean population such as that of Vietnam will eat nearly... View More
Drinking at least one glass of low sodium vegetable juice daily may help overweight people with metabolic syndrome achieve better weight loss results. A study, conducted at the Baylor College of Medicine... View More
