Precision Fitness, a fitness business model focused on affordable personal training, today announced its number of franchised locations has more than doubled within 60 days of becoming available nationwide.... View More
If you think Uncle Sam should help us stay healthy, you're not alone. Most Americans think he should. In fact, a national survey commissioned by the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association... View More
When the National Institute on Drug Abuse surveyed 48,025 students in a nationally representative sample of 403 public and private schools about lifetime, past year, past month and daily use of drugs,... View More
Documenting a “twofold to fivefold” increase in personal problems among adolescents with persistent sleeplessness, public health researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center... View More
National Health-through-Fitness Day, organized by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA), occurred on March 12, in Washington, DC. Patrick Miles, Director of Retail Sales with SPRI Products,... View More
Participation in high school sports has jumped more than 16% over the past decade, and while interscholastic sports play a key role in the successful development of students, they can also lead to injury.... View More
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) and Les Mills International (LMI) have announced a formal alliance with the mission of helping to promote and build the health and fitness... View More
Sugar might do more than just plump up our children, it could also help give them asthma, animal research suggests. Asthma now affects nearly nine percent of children and teens, a figure... View More
A study published in the February 2008 issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the official scientific journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), suggests that weight gain brought... View More
Contamination of fresh, leafy green vegetables with disease-causing bacteria and viruses is definitely on the rise, a CDC study shows. Why? That's not clear, says study leader Michael Lynch, MD, a medical... View More
Heart attacks and strokes are among the leading causes of death for sufferers, as the inflammation caused by the disease impacts upon the arteries. But an Arthritis Research and Therapy study found those... View More
Belly fat doesn't waste any time in gathering, given the chance. And a few weeks of inactivity may be all the chance it takes. So say researchers including Rasmus Olsen, MD, of Denmark's Centre of Inflammation... View More
Health club membership in the United States increased by three percent last year from 42.7 million members (over the age of six) in 2006 to 44.1 million in 2007, according to early estimates from an annual... View More
It may not come as a bolt out of the blue, but one of the largest studies yet has proven that men and women really do eat differently. Researchers who questioned more than 14,000 American adults... View More
Recent research confirms what many in the industry already know: Members need accountability in order to lose weight and keep it off. In fact, people who were enrolled in a weight-loss maintenance trial... View More
A diet rich in whole grains may help fight your belly bulge while lowering the risk of heart disease. A new study shows people who followed a weight loss program incorporating whole-grain breads, cereals... View More
Personal Training Professionals announces the opening of another personal training studio in Wilton, Connecticut. This is the first new location since offering the concept as a franchise in 2007... View More
Sedentary behavior, such as watching television and playing computer video games, has been the bane for years of parents of overweight children and physicians trying to help those children lose pounds.... View More
A new position statement from the National Athletic Trainers Association provides recommendations to prepare certified athletic trainers, other health care providers, sports management personnel, coaches... View More
A new report providing analyses of substance use and mental health patterns occurring in each state reveals that there are wide variations among the states in problems like illicit drug use and underage... View More
