Does Housework Count as Exercise?

Some research does show that errands and chores can help improve cardiovascular fitness -- especially if that's the only exercise you get

Dieting for Dollars

I'm not surprised to learn that a new trend in weight loss is catching on in a major way. Namely, putting your money where your mouth is by dieting for dollars

Indulge Yourself -- and Still Lose Weight!

Think you're doomed to add 5 pounds over the holidays? Maybe not! Here's how to enjoy your favorite treats and still keep to your weight loss goals

Your Holiday Survival Guide: Dealing With All That Food

Our health coach shows you how to eat, drink and be merry -- without the holiday weight gain

Survive the Holidays -- Without Gaining Weight!

You don't have to blow your diet or your exercise program during the season of eating and socializing. Just follow this easy advice

Why Your Abs Aren't All That ... Yet

You're probably approaching abs the wrong way. But again, don't despair. We've got the fix, and we're sharing it with you

6 Surprising Truths about Sweat

You do it every day -- but how much do you really know about this basic bodily function? Learn more to keep yours under wraps

Inspiring Fitness Finds

Here's our favorite motivating fitness apps and workout gear to get you moving

Canicross: An Easier Way to Run With Your Dog

Chances are you've never heard of canicross -- but if you want to run with your dog, it just might be the sport for you. Canicross -- for 'canine' and 'cross-country' -- is the sport of running or walking behind a dog in harness

The Ultimate Total-body Cardio Workout Routine for Women

No time? No problem. Our trainer's 20-minute program torches calories while toning your entire body

Rev Up Your Workout Routine!

Lacking exercise motivation? Our personal trainer's smart strategies will help you get on track

5 Fitness Dilemmas -- Solved!

Treadmill or elliptical? Free weights or machines? We show you what workouts will give you the most bang for the buck when you're pressed for time

The Perfect 15-minute No-gym Workout

Traveling? No time? No problem! You can do our personal trainer's total-body shape-up routine anywhere

The Best Thirst-Quenching Drinks

What's the best way to hydrate your body for optimal health and peak performance? Here's the best thirst-quenching drinks you have from a wide variety of choices

The Ultimate Yoga Guide: Which Type of Yoga Is Right for You?

The best type of yoga for you might depend more on your personality than your body. Here's how to make the right choice

The Surprising New Way to Stay Fit -- Without Exercise

You can skip the gym and still get in the best shape of your life. Here's how!

How to Squeeze in Exercise -- Anywhere!

Crunched for time this holiday season? Our trainer shares the quick workout routine you can squeeze in no matter what

4 Stretches That Stop Back Pain

Do you experience lower back pain? Try these stretches for relief

Olympic Workout Secrets Everyone Can Use

Just in time for the Olympics, Olympic stars Allyson Felix and Steve Lopez share their performance-enhancing secrets to help you go for your personal gold

Olympic Fitness: Janet Evans Gold-Medal Water Workout

Even if you're not a medalist like Janet Evans, here's how to make the most of your water workouts

7 Lessons Learned As a Trainer

If you're still doing crunches and straight sets, it's time to overhaul your workout regime

Best Cooling Yoga Poses for Summer

As the heat increases, these at-home yoga poses will help you restore yourself to comfort

Top 10 Reasons to Lose Weight

In case you need convincing, here are 10 sobering reasons to lose weight

Yoga for Runners

As addictive as it can be, running can wreak havoc on your body. Here are three simple ways to counter the impact

Yoga, Personalized

Forget Hatha, Bikram or Ashtanga. I've found my own way of doing yoga in my home

Yoga Poses That Soothe You to Sleep

I use one or more of following deeply relaxing yoga poses. Try them out for at least 10 minutes before sleep and see if they help you drift to neverland more peacefully

Workouts That Help You Get Well

New research proves that you can ease serious health problems -- even prevent them entirely -- with certain types of exercise

How to Meditate and Why

The benefits of the art of meditation are amazing. Here's how to make it easier to meditate

4 Ways to Avoid Achy Joints

Learn how to minimize wear and tear on your joints to keep up your favorite activities for years to come

Yoga Stretches That Improve Your Health

Research shows that yoga helps ease stress and may even fend off sniffles. Here, a 15-minute daily routine that will get results

Doga: Yoga Your Dog Will Love

Doga is a new way to partner with your pet to experience the physical (and humans say spiritual too) benefits of yoga. All people and dogs can practice doga -- fit or fat, large or small, young or old

Holiday Workouts: Try Interval Training

With the flurry of holiday parties and shopping, it can be easy to slack off on exercise this time of year. Instead, make your workouts more efficient with interval training

Stay Fit and Trim All Winter Long

Here's our best tips on how to stay healthy and happy during those long months of sleet and snow

Fit Exercise Into Your Life

As you probably know, trying to shoehorn exercise into an already packed schedule only ends in I'll-do-it-tomorrow pledges and missed workouts. Check out these strategies for how to fit in exercise and feel motivated to keep up a routine

Lessons About Leptin, Weight, and Your Eating Environment

If you've ever struggled with your weight, you know how difficult the fight is. You cut back on calories and drop 10 pounds, only to see your weight creep back up to where it was before. You could swear that your body has some magical number in mind for your weight despite your best efforts to keep it off. Now scientists believe your suspicions might actually be accurate

Choosing the Right Shoes to Prevent Injuries

Just because a new sneaker is trendy doesn't mean it's healthy. In fact, wearing the wrong shoe can lead to aches, pains and even more problematic injuries (shin splints, stress fractures) that last long after your workout. I suggest choosing the right shoes based on your foot type and the type of activity you plan to do. Here's some important tips to keep in mind

Are You Fatter Than You Think?

So how do you find out if you're fatter than you think you are and need to lose weight? A good place to start is your BMI (body mass index)

4 Things Women Should Be Doing in Their Training

If your workouts consist of doing light weights and steady-state cardio, you might be in for some bad news: These things alone won't likely get you the results you're after. To increase your fitness level, burn fat, and improve muscle tone, you've got to step up your game. Here are four things women tend to skip that can deliver serious results

Stop Wasting Your Workout Time

If you think you're too busy to hit the gym, it's probably because your workout is needlessly long. Use these tips to streamline your next session so you won't waste any of your precious workout time, and you'll be in and out of the gym before you know it

The Best Exercises to Boost Your Metabolism

Can't seem to lose those last few pounds, even with diet and exercise? Your metabolism could be to blame. By making some simple changes to your exercise routine, you can boost your metabolism and help your body burn more calories, even when you're resting. Here are top tips for revving up your routine, plus the best exercises to boost your metabolism

Mindful Eating: Savoring Your Food Has Physical and Psychological Benefits

A small yet growing body of research suggests that a slower, more thoughtful way of eating could help with weight problems and steer some people away from processed food to more healthful choices. This alternative approach has been dubbed 'mindful eating'

How Morning Exercise Can Boost Your Career

In their book, 'Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements,' co-authors Tom Rath and Jim Harter examined the qualities and habits that contribute to high levels of wellbeing in the social, career, financial, physical, and community elements of life. When it comes to daily habits for physical wellbeing, morning exercise is hard to beat

Take the 'Small Steps' Challenge to Discover a Healthier You

Did you know that shaving off 100 calories per day -- that's skipping a small cookie or swapping 8 ounces of sweetened soda for water -- can amount to a 10 pound weight loss over a year? Little changes like these are at the heart of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) public health program, aptly named Small Steps

Amp up Your Workout Today!

Try these simple strategies to get better results -- in less time

Say Goodbye to Computer Strain with Yoga

Whenever you're hunkered down over the computer, I encourage you to take a few of these breaks yourself and do the stretches

The Legs and Booty Workout!

Panicked about bathing suit season? You won't be if you try these easy exercises to tone your rear, hips and thighs

Strengthen Your Back

Here are suggestions for keeping your back healthy and pain-free

The Workplace Workout

Here's how you can work out every part of your body right at your desk

The 'Fit But Fat' Debate

Some overweight and obese individuals are diligent about eating a healthful diet and exercising, and have healthy cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure levels. This scenario raises an important question: Is it possible to be healthy and be overweight?

Employees Get Paid to Exercise, While Some Pay to Sit Out

Some insurers and companies are recognizing that preventative health incentives can potentially save lives -- and their bottom line

Support is Slim for Supplements

Americans are an impatient bunch. We prefer a quick fix over a slow solution to our problems. And when it comes to weight loss, it's no different. Rather than endure lifestyle changes that involve sacrifice and waiting for results, many of us would rather pop a weight-loss supplement pill or endure painful injections if it means quicker, faster, better

Healthy Nutrition for Flexible Joints

When your joints are happy, you don't even know they're there. But if they are inflamed with arthritis, the condition can be painful and debilitating. Although the first line of defense for arthritis is medication, research is unfolding about the effects of diet on joint health. The following diet and lifestyle changes may help soothe arthritis symptoms

Harness the Power of Plants in Your Diet

Make way for the plant-based diet, the latest buzzword for an optimal diet that focuses on plants, such as grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds, rather than a diet of animal products like meat, fish, poultry, eggs, and dairy. Health experts extol the virtues of a plant-based diet as a healthy eating style

The 6 Ways to Avoid Middle-age Spread

A single extra pound may not sound like a lot, but when you consider that the average adult American gains one extra pound per year, it becomes clear why middle-age spread is so insidious and common. Fortunately, middle-age spread is not inevitable and can, in fact, be prevented. Here's how

Do Weight Loss Apps and Websites Really Work?

From calorie counters to exercise logs, our expert discusses the best online tools to help you shed pounds

Quirky Weight Loss Tips

Need to slip on a swimsuit or squeeze into shorts anytime soon? Hopefully you're already on a healthful eating and exercise plan. But if you're still looking for a little extra boost, forget about the latest and not-so-greatest fads. Try one of these unconventional weight loss tips that really work

Pre-Sports Checkup Can Prevent Sudden Death Among Athletes

Sports, and the physical fitness needed to participate in them, provide an extra layer of cardiovascular protection by strengthening the heart, improving the lungs, and making arteries more supple. Sometimes, though, something goes horribly wrong and an athlete suddenly dies while engaged in his or her sport

You Can Fight Menopausal Spread

Three different women; three similar journeys through menopause. Is the menopausal weight issue an inevitable annoyance, or can it be avoided? Here's a look at the science on the complicated issue of weight gain during menopause

Start Walking!

Spring is the perfect time to step up foot-powered transportation. Whether it's in the park or around the neighborhood, walking is a great way to get some exercise, reduce your carbon footprint and bond with your kids. But there's more than one way to walk!

Is a juice fast a good way to lose weight?

Juice fasts go up and down in popularity, depending on how many celebrities are on them. But they are always an unhealthy way to lose weight -- and often an unpleasant one as well. Here's why

What Comes First: Build Muscle or Shed Fat?

You want to get rid of the flab. You also want to put on muscle. But you know that you can't optimally (or even remotely) do both at the same time. So what plan should you embark on first? The answer depends entirely on the following

Health and Wellness With Doctor Oz

Do you ever wish your best friend was a doctor who would answer any question about dieting and exercise, from losing 5 pounds to whether pricey antioxidants are really necessary? We chatted with successful heart surgeon and TV expert Dr. Mehmet Oz, and that is exactly what we discussed

3 Perfect Post-workout Meals

The post-workout meal is an important source of nourishment and replenishment for an athlete's body. And being in college doesn't have to mean missing out on this essential feast after you head back from the gym. Take a look at these nutritious recipes, all of which easily can be made

2011 Fitness Trends: What's In, What's Out

Fitness is always in, but the hunt for a magic way to achieve a healthy heart or a taut butt or abs with the most gain and the least pain never ends. Here's a look at what's on top in fitness trends -- and a few former hot picks that are cooling off

Exercise With Your Pet

If getting more exercise was on your New Year's Resolution list again this year, ensure your success by including your canine companion. Your dog is not only a great motivator, but exercise provides mental and physical benefits for both of you

Is It Safe to Work out When You're Sick?

It's a tough choice: When you're sick, can you still do your usual workout -- your power walk, gym class or exercise video? The answer depends on your symptoms

12 Minutes to Explosive Strength

If you want to excel as an athlete -- and sculpt your body -- you've got to develop your fast-twitch muscle fibers. We asked NBA trainer Rob McClanaghan how to do it

Spring-clean Your Fitness Routine

No longer getting results from your workout? Use these strategies to rev it up

Are Eggs Part of a Healthy Diet?

Yes! Eggs are a nutrition bonanza, concludes a review of 25 studies on eggs and health

4 New Workout Routines for All Fitness Levels

Has your usual workout routine become, well, routine? Our fresh, new workout routines will make you look forward to lacing up your sneakers again

How Social Health Games Can Make You Trimmer and Fit

Researchers are seeing real benefits in the growing popularity of social games, created to connect people with friends and strangers alike to improve health and fitness through contests, prizes, and friendly peer pressure

Do You Sit Too Much?

A surprising new study suggests you may live a shorter life if you sit too much. Are you at risk?

Weight-Loss Surgery Can Help -- And Harm -- The Heart

Weight-loss operations that change how the stomach and intestines digest food have been hailed as a potential lifesaver for people who are severely overweight. But these benefits, which accrue only with a lifelong commitment to healthy eating and exercise, must be balanced against possible risks

Are My Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Changing Normally During Exercise?

For the first few minutes, as I walk at a modest pace, my systolic blood pressure rises from 115 to 130 or so, while my heart rate hardly changes from its usual 60-something beats per minute. But when I start walking faster, my systolic pressure stays steady or sometimes goes down a bit, while my heart rate increases to 110. Is this a normal pattern?

Strong Nutrition to Fuel Fitness

It's not just athletes whose performance hinges on good nutrition. Even casual exercisers and fitness enthusiasts get a big payoff from smart meal planning. Your diet determines whether your workouts buff you up or wipe you out. Read on to learn how to make your meals and snacks work for your workout, and how to avoid some typical food-exercise blunders

Turbocharge Your Exercise Routine

You don't need to go to a fancy gym or hire a pricey personal trainer to get better results from your workout. My research and experience as a trainer has shown that you can burn more calories, build more muscle and have more energy just by making a few simple changes that won't cost you a penny. Follow this game plan

Fab Functional Foods Pack An Extra Healthy Punch

Welcome to the world of 'functional' foods -- food and food components that provide a health benefit beyond basic nutrition. These foods provide nutrients and bioactive compounds that exceed what's necessary for mere survival by imparting particular health benefits or physiological effects

The Best Breakfast for Weight Loss

Turns out numerous studies have shown that breakfast isn't just good for your brain; it can help you lose weight too. Researchers surmise that's because eating breakfast helps keep you full longer, reduces cravings and curbs overeating. But what kind of breakfast is best for weight loss?

How to Get Instant Confidence

One of the keys to looking -- and feeling -- confident is standing up straight. These four simple, do-anywhere moves can keep your spine in top form. Bonus: You'll also feel lighter and more flexible

Walking Clubs: The Ultimate Adult Sports Teams

Tired of working out alone? Looking to freshen up your exercise routine? Consider a walking club. Walking clubs are an ideal way to stay fit and social at the same time. Plus, being a team member means you stick with an exercise routine because you're accountable to others

5 Cheap Alternatives to Hiring a Personal Trainer

If you can't afford a personal trainer -- or don't want one -- there are a number of exercise and nutrition resources available on the Internet. For some, the convenience and social support of surfing for fitness guidance online can make it just as effective as working with a trainer in person. Here's a guide for how to use (and not to use) today's top online fitness tools

Your Spring Slim-down

Now is the best time to amp up your fitness routine. This yoga-cardio combo is a serious calorie scorcher and body strengthener. Plus, studies show that regular exercise helps release endorphins, the feel-good hormones

4 Things Women Should Be Doing in Their Training But Are Not

If your workouts consist of doing light weights and steady-state cardio, you might be in for some bad news: These things alone won't likely get you the results you're after, say experts. To increase your fitness level, burn fat, and improve muscle tone, you've got to step up your game. Here are four things women tend to skip that can deliver serious results

Stoke Your Competitive Fire!

Champions share a hard-to-define quality. It's a combination of competitive drive, focus and desire that makes them winners -- in sports, in the classroom and in life. You want to be that guy, but perhaps you think you can't be. Maybe you believe that the winners of the world are born, not made. If so, think again. Here's how to develop the competitive drive and mental toughness of a champion

Shape up With Family-friendly Fitness

The mere mention of starting a family-wide fitness routine may send everyone running for cover. But incorporating more physical activity into your family life doesn't have to be a painful and serious undertaking. Here are three family-friendly fitness moves to get fit and have fun -- together

The Stubborn Belly-fat Solution

Lose Weight Faster With Mushrooms

High-tech Help for Weight Loss

Bone Up On Bone Health

10 Ways to Stay Healthy During Holiday Travel

Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy

Yoga Does the Body and Mind Good

Do You Sit Too Much?

Maximize Your Morning Energy

Your Mini Work Workout

Beat Winter: How to Exercise in the Cold

Get a Jump on Your Fitness with Plyometrics

Easy Workout Routines to Boost Your Mood

Are You Exercising Hard Enough?

Up Your Metabolic Rate with Weights

Dance Yourself Happy: Why Swinging Your Body Lifts Your Spirit

How to Get Cardio and Weight Training in 20 minutes

Gyrotonic: Fitness That's Fun

The Right Kind of Yoga for You

Plan to Ski or Snowboard? Strengthen up Now

Can Crash Diets Be a Good Way to Lose Weight?

How to Prevent Sports Injuries

Normal Weight Obesity - A Growing Concern

The Low-down on Energy Drinks

The Food Un-coma

What's the Best Weight-loss Diet?

Spot the Difference: Sore Muscles vs. Muscle Injury

Adults at Forefront of Bicycle Boom

Stone Age Diet Surprisingly Good For a Healthy Life Today

Fibromyalgia Symptoms Improve With Tai Chi

The Best Fall Sport for Cardio

Banish Belly Fat

Prescription for Better Health: Go Alfresco?

Suspension Workouts

Drink Up! Avoiding Dehydration

Keep Your Athletes Hydrated On and Off the Field

How to Lose Weight Safely

Colleges Joining Effort to Turn Around Skyrocketing Obesity Rates

Milk: When the First Food May Be the Best Food

How Morning Exercise Can Boost Your Career

Lose the Weight and Not the Energy

Stress-busting Walking Workout

Detox Light

Wean Yourself Off Processed Foods in 7 Steps

Debunking Detox Diets

Buff up Your Back-to-School Body

Real Shortcuts to Your Dream Body

Exercise for Kids: 5 Tips for Parents

5 Ways to Exercise Safely in the Heat

Exercise Your Body and Brain

Smart Snacking Key to Combating Obesity

Check Nutrition Labels Before You Buy

Tai Chi Health Benefits

5 Lessons From the Nation's Obesity Report Card

Common Queries About Weight Loss

Weight Loss Drugs & Diet Pills Have Many Drawbacks

Exercise Boosts Your Brainpower; Intensity May Matter

3 Tips for Boosting Your Fitness as You Age: One Triathlete's Advice

Smart Fitness for Grown-Ups: Tips for the Over-40 Exerciser

Swimming: Take the Plunge for Your Heart

Winning Water-sport Workouts

Fit Exercise Into Your Life

Conquer the Biggest Mud Runs

Traveling Light: Healthy Eating for Business Junketeers

Better Ways to Get Your Produce

Key Foods and Nutrients Especially Beneficial to Your Health

Healthy Snacks for Energy

Learn How to Read Supplement Labels

Omega-3 Foods Don't Always Add Up

The Importance of Decreasing Dietary Sodium

Maximum Fitness: CrossFit Training

Push for Healthier Diets Means Big Changes for the Food Industry

Healthy Eating Tips for a Busy Lifestyle

Is Hefty the New Healthy?

When does Knee Replacement Surgery Make Sense

Aerobics Without Heartburn

Nature's Gym: Exercising Outdoors

The Threat of Childhood Obesity

A Lean Mean Stay-fit Exercise Routine

Take the Work Out of Workout

Bounce Back From Spring Break

Middle-Age Spread and How to Avoid It

Fiber and Weight Loss: Learn the Secrets

Weighing the Evidence on 6 Popular Diet Programs

Treadmill Test Can Reveal Hidden Problems in Heart

Regular Exercise Helps Protect Aging Brains

Lose Weight and Look Great This Summer

Easy Exercises You Can Do At Home

Flat Abs for Heartburn Sufferers

Is Puberty Affecting Your Athletics?

Strength Training Relieves Chronic Neck Pain

Green Fitness

How Many Crunches are Enough

Fit Your Bike For the Perfect Ride

Is Boot Camp for You?

After-meal Workout

Go From Stick to Thick

The New Science Behind Diet and Weight Loss It's All about Diversity

Feeling Fatigued? Try Exercise!

Sports Injuries: Many Preventable & Most Respond Well to Treatment

Are You Fit or Fat?

Tai Chi: Secret to Health and Well-being

Full Without Food: Drug Therapy May Someday Replace Obesity Surgery

Oh, My Aching Knees!

Fitness: Walk the Nordic Way

Fitness: Workout With Your Better Half

Can Video Games Count as Exercise?

Get Strong With Olympic Lifts

Fitness: Are You Getting Enough Exercise?

Fitness: Do Exercise Machines Lie?

Fitness: Picking a Gym

JUKARI Fit to Fly Workout

Walking A Step in the Right Direction

Power of Positive Thinking Is Psychology's Latest Focus

Drinking Coffee May Be Good for You

Energy Drinks Can Have a Variety of Adverse Effects on the Body

The Integrated Approach to Weight Loss

Spring Into Health With WIN Fitness

Play it Safe When it Comes To Concussions

Fitness: How to Lose a Gut and Keep It Off!

Fitness: Best Ways to Beat Exercise-related Heartburn

The Ready-for-anything Workout

Alert: You're Pushing Yourself Too Hard

Walk Away the Pregnancy Pounds

Under the Microscope: The Nutrition - Gene Connection

Recommended Exercises for Knee Pain Depend on Cause of Pain

Picking Through the Latest Science on Berries and Health Benefits

Healthier Living: Strive for Fitness of Mind and Body

Losing Weight is a Group Effort

Fitness: Get a Healthier Body and Mind

Fitness: Gastric Banding Not Stand-Alone Weight Loss Solution

Five Easy Healthy Diet Eating Habits to Adopt

Recipes for Health: Can What You Eat Stave Off the Flu?

Cardiac Rehab Boosts Heart Health

Fitness: Six-Pack Abs for Less

Are Isometric Exercises Safe For the Heart

Fitness - Swimming: A Sport For All Seasons

The Official Mayo Clinic Diet Program

Congress Fights Obesity With Healthcare Bills

How to Avoid Weight Gain During the Holidays

Careful Food Choices Can Lower Your Cholesterol

Workout Wisdom for Those Over 40

Exercise and dieting aside, behavior and biology appear to have a real influence on weight

Want to Age Well? Avoid Midlife Weight Gain

Do Your Genes Determine Which Diet Means Weight-Loss Success?

Counting Every Step You Take
Pedometer Powerful Exercise Motivator

Fitness: Strength Training A Healthy Addition to Your Exercise Regimen

Personal Trainer: Walking - DS

How to Prevent and Help Heal Hamstring Injuries

Why You Should Think Twice Before Using Alli or Other Weight Loss Aids

13 Ways to Add Fruits and Vegetables to Your Diet

Need To Lose Weight? 10 Ways to Conquer Emotional Eating

Smart Choices Program Aiming to Improve Food Purchasing Decisions

Foods Surprisingly High in Added Sugar

Snacks Can Be Part of a Healthful Diet

Nutrition 101: Good Eating for Good Health

Natural Cuisine From Around the World

6 Reasons Your Athletic Performance May Be Lagging

5 Lessons for Over-35 Athletes From Olympic Swimmer Dara Torres

The Top 10 Places to Take a Walk

30-Minute Circuit Training Program Saves Time and Burns Calories

Beat Aches & Pains with These Outdoor Activity Tips

Help for Tired Muscles, Achy Joints

Heading to the Gym? Follow These Hygiene Tips

Nutrition Tops List of Consumer Concerns

Make a Connection With Your Teen

Alcohol Health Benefit or Health Risk?

Fitness Programs Help Employees Shape Up

Create a Home Fitness Plan that Works