ACE Fit Facts

A Walk a Day

The popularity of walking as a fitness activity is growing by leaps and bounds. Low risk and easy to start, walking has proved its health benefits in numerous studies. A classic eight-year study of 13...

Alcohol Eats Away at Muscle Mass

If increasing muscle mass is one of your goals, then think twice before you go out for a night of heavy drinking. Consuming alcohol in large quantities has a direct effect on your metabolism, causing ...

Battling Boredom

Are you finding it difficult to get out of bed in the morning for your daily walk? Are you making up excuses to skip the gym on the way home? Even the most dedicated exercisers occasionally get bored ...

Be a Savvy Fitness Shopper

The benefits of exercise are well-researched and well-documented. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case with advertising claims for exercise equipment. Some advertisers claim—without ...

Beat the Heat Before It Beats You

It’s summertime and you head out for a run. Before you even finish the first mile, your body feels as though it might ignite from the heat. It’s not your imagination. Fifteen minutes into ...

Couch Potatoes Arise

When most of us think of ways to improve our health and lower our risk for disease, activities like aerobic exercise and resistance training come to mind. But that’s really only part of the stor...

Cross-training for Fun and Fitness

Tired of the same old workout? Looking for a level of fitness that your current exercise routine can’t offer? Are you experiencing nagging injuries that just don’t seem to heal? ...

Diggin’ in the Dirt

Ever notice your neighbor’s well-kept yard? The details are hard to miss: grass that never strays taller than two inches, bright flowers that go unthreatened by overzealous weeds, colorful veget...

Don’t Deprive Yourself of the Rewards of Exercise

Talking to committed exercisers about the benefits of physical activity is like introducing a dedicated shopper to the joys of an anniversary sale at Nordstrom™. After all, those who exercise ar...

Eat Right at Work

The workplace can be a nutritional battlefield with doughnuts in the break room, co-workers’ candy bowls, and afternoon birthday cake. More organizations are coming up with strategies — li...

Eat Well to Stay Motivated and Energized

Do you have trouble exercising at noon or after work, even though you’re truly committed to exercise and it’s the only time you have to work out? Do you feel so exhausted that you just can...

Exercise to Boost Your Job Performance

How would you like to feel more energized at work — to sharpen your brain and enhance your ability to concentrate, learn, and think creatively? Not only would you feel better physically, but y...

Exercising in the Cold

The biggest concern for exercising in the cold is hypothermia, or too much heat loss. When you exercise in a cold environment you must consider one primary factor: How much heat will your body lose du...

Fantastic Fiber

Most of us hear the word fiber and automatically think of bland, chalky and all-around unappetizing foods. Fortunately, with the advancements in food science and technology, this is no longer the case...

Gearing Up For A Triathlon

With the rising popularity of triathlon racing and the dozens of new sprint races popping up nationwide every year, it is exciting to see so many newcomers giving this swim-bike-run sport a tri. Equi...

Healthy Hydration

Water is one of the most essential components of the human body. Water regulates the body’s temperature, cushions and protects vital organs and aids the digestive system. Water not only composes...

Healthy Resolutions for the Whole Year

As the first few months of the new year slip away, do you find your resolutions slipping away as well? Resolutions should be reasonably attainable so that you are setting yourself up for success rath...

High-Intensity Interval Training

Looking for a way to add variety to your exercise plan while taking your fitness to the next level? High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a cardiorespiratory training technique that alternates br...

How to Train for a Sprint Triathlon

The sprint triathlon distance (0.47-mile swim, a 12.4-mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile or 5K run) is the most popular race in the triathlon world, and most triathlon coaches consider this distance the pe...

I Need More Energy!

You’re in the middle of a long workout and wondering how in the world you’re going to muster up enough energy to finish. All exercisers have been there. It’s as though someone has un...

Interval Training

Lack of time is the number one reason people give for not exercising. And lack of results once they do start exercising isn’t far behind. Interval training is a great solution for both of these ...

Jumping Rope: Not Just for Kids Anymore

Remember the song, “Not last night but the night before, twenty-four robbers came knockin’ on my door?” Those were the days when playing hopscotch, jumping rope and hanging on the mo...

Kick Your Way to Fitness

Are you bored with your current fitness routine? It may be time to kick your way to one of the hottest workouts around. Kickboxing, also referred to as boxing aerobics and cardio kickboxing, is a hyb...

Make a Splash With Water Fitness

Are you ready to take the plunge and try a new fitness activity? How about water exercise? Also known as aquatics, water exercise is one of the best non-impact fitness activities around and just about...

Making Time for Exercise Is Easy

By now you know that exercise is good for you, and that you should do something on a regular basis. What’s the best time for you to exercise? Any time. Honestly. For example, when you’re ...

Off-season Success

Has the long, hard-fought season come to an end? Are you left telling yourself that there is always next season? If so, start preparing for next season today and allow yourself the peace of mind that ...

Reaching Your Goals the SMART Way

Are you one of those people who resolve to get back into shape every time the New Year comes around—but for some reason fail to accomplish that goal every year? If so, perhaps you might ne...

Ready to Run?

You’re ready to start working out. But courts, balls, rackets and weights just aren’t your style. How about running? Running is one of the most effective, time-efficient workouts around, ...

Smooth Skating

The in-line skating industry has come a long way since 1984, when there were only 20,000 skaters in the United States. Today that number stands at almost 11 million. The reasons for its popularity ar...

Step Training for Fitness and Fun

Within the last few years, step training’s popularity has climbed rapidly. An estimated 10 million people have tried step training. Could 10 million steppers be wrong? On the contrary—vig...

Step Training Guidelines

Step aerobics, which revolutionized the fitness industry when it was introduced in the late 1980s, is a versatile training modality that can be made more or less intense by simply changing the height ...

Summer Skin

Every sunscreen has a sun protection factor, or SPF, which is a measure of its strength or effectiveness. Each of us needs a different SPF, depending on whether, and to what degree, our skin burns or ...

Supplement Specifics

Performance-enhancing substances, also called ergogenic aids, are surrounded by controversy. However, not all of them are banned. There are a few that are legal in athletic competition. But just becau...

Take Your Workout off the Beaten Path

There’s nothing like getting away from it all. But vacations seem to be too few and far between. One way to escape the pressures and hectic pace of “city” life is to head to the hil...

Test Your Supplement Savvy

Advertised throughout the media, displayed in grocery stores and pharmacies, and promoted widely on the Internet, dietary supplements look like just another consumer product on the shelf. But are they...

The Best Time to Exercise

Contrary to popular belief, women aren’t the only ones with biological clocks. Everyone has them, and we all heed their ticking on a daily basis. If you are a regular exerciser, you may have al...

The Value of Fruits and Vegetables

We all have childhood memories of our parents telling us to eat our vegetables before we could be excused from the table—and then trying to hide our Brussels sprouts under the napkin or feed the...

Thriving at Work, Loving Your Life

Virtual technology and around-the-clock availability has made the line between work and personal life increasingly fuzzy. Performing optimally on the job while relishing your off-time is a constant ju...

Too Much of a Good Thing

A little exercise is good for you, so more must be better, right? Well, sometimes. And sometimes more is just that—more. There comes a point of diminishing returns or, worse, a point where your ...

Trail Running Adventure

It’s time to take that same old routine run around the neighborhood and turn it into a wildlife adventure. Wherever you live, there is a good likelihood that accessible trails are nearby. Trail ...

Training to Run Your First 5K

So you’ve started a walking program and, after a few weeks of consistent improvement, you feel you’re ready to pick up the pace and run your first 5K race. A 5K—a 3.1-mile race&mdas...

Vegetarianism and Athletes

In response to increased levels of cholesterol and a greater risk of heart disease—or for countless other reasons—many Americans are making the switch from a diet dominated by hamburgers a...

What You Need to Know About Group Indoor Cycling

Some call it torturous, others exhilarating. But there’s no denying the popularity of group indoor cycling. What sets these classes apart from the usual boredom of stationary cycling is the visu...

20 Active Ways to Be Social at Work

You’d like to mingle more with your co-workers, but every opportunity seems centered around eating and drinking. Don’t fret. There are plenty of ways to integrate your healthy lifestyle wi...

Circuit Training Basics

Looking for a way to infuse your fitness routine with some new energy and excitement? Whether you’re a seasoned athlete or just getting started with physical activity, circuit training is a grea...

Everything in Moderation

When it comes to exercise, we each determine what we can or cannot do, and how hard we push ourselves. Some follow the all-or-nothing principle, believing that if exercise is going to be good for you ...

Flexible Benefits

Most people take part in aerobic activity to improve their cardiovascular endurance and burn fat. People weight-train to maintain lean muscle tissue and build strength. Those are the two most importan...

Fostering a Workplace Culture of Physical Activity

Whether you’re a small business owner, a corporate human resources manager, or a front-line supervisor, promoting physical activity on the job makes sense. More opportunities for physical activi...

If You Don’t Use It, Will You Lose It?

If you’ve been sidelined by an injury, or you’re considering taking a break from exercise, you might wonder if you’ll lose your hard-earned strength and endurance. Some loss of fitne...

Periodized Training and Why It Is Important

You have the best intentions regarding your workout, but find that your motivation has been sapped. Lately, no matter how hard or how often you work out, you just can’t seem to progress any fur...

Start a Workplace Walking Group

Would you be more likely to partake in a lunchtime walk if your co-workers joined in? Workplace walking groups tap into the power of social support to help employees get active and stay active. And th...

Three Things Every Exercise Program Should Have

A complete, safe and effective fitness program must include aerobic exercise, muscular strength and endurance conditioning, and flexibility exercise. Aerobic exercise does good things for your cardio...

Time-Saving Tips for On-The-Job Fitness

A long commute doesn’t just eat up your time — it can also sap your energy and leave you wondering when you’ll ever be able to squeeze in a workout. Weaving physical activity into yo...

Travel Fitness: A Plan of Action to Keep You Active

It is easy to let a vacation or business trip destroy your fitness schedule and eating habits, but why let something as rewarding as a vacation or as exciting as a business trip leave you feeling unhe...

Warm Up to Work Out

Suppose you were told that you only had to add an extra five to 10 minutes to each of your workouts to prevent injury and lessen fatigue. Would you do it? Most people would say yes. Then they might b...

Staying Fit with Lung Conditions

Years ago, people with lung conditions were advised to take it easy, and sit out of strenuous activities. Thanks to medical research, those days are over. It’s established that regular exercise...

Can Exercise Reduce Your Risk of Catching a Cold?

Sir William Osler, the famous Canadian medical doctor, once quipped, “There’s only one way to treat the common cold—with contempt.” And for good reason. The average adult has t...

Don’t Be a Sore Loser - Dealing with Muscle Soreness

Delayed onset muscle soreness. It’s the name of the stiff pain you feel as you roll over and reach to turn off the morning alarm after a day in which you trained unusually hard or tried a new ex...

Exercise and AIDS

An estimated 1 million to 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) or AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) according to the Centers for Disease C...

Exercise And Arthritis

Arthritis is becoming a more prevalent health problem—and not just among the elderly. More than 40 million people have arthritis, including 33% of individuals over the age of 65. The good news i...

Exercise and Asthma

Asthma is an increasingly common lung disease in the U.S. People who have asthma have inflamed and highly irritable airways. When the airways are exposed to irritants, they narrow, making breathing mo...

Exercise and Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a debilitating condition affecting between 1 and 3% of the general population. The syndrome is characterized by widespread muscle aches and pains, stiffness, fatigue and muscle spasms....

Exercise and Hypertension

Nearly 70 million Americans have high blood pressure. This elevated pressure, termed hypertension, has been referred to as the ‘’silent killer’’; while often symptom-less, it s...

Exercise and Pregnancy

For many moms-to-be, the news of a pregnancy is filled with excitement, anticipation, anxiety and a newfound commitment to do everything right for the growth and development of a healthy baby. The que...

Exercise and Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is a disease that affects the body’s ability to use sugars, starches, fats and proteins. Because the body needs various fuels for energy, this disease disrupts normal energy meta...

Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes

The incidence of type 2 diabetes is on the rise, which experts largely attribute to the rise in obesity. Type 2 diabetes, which is responsible for 90 to 95% of all diabetes cases, is more common in ad...

Exercise Can Help Control Stress

People who exercise regularly will tell you they feel better. Some will say it’s because chemicals called neurotransmitters, which are produced in the brain, are stimulated during exercise. Sinc...

Exercise for Breast Cancer Survivors

After surviving your breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, you may wonder, if you’ll ever regain your strength. Whether or not you were able to stay active during your treatment, regular physic...

Exercise for Individuals with Eye Impairments

While starting an exercise program poses unique challenges if you are visually impaired or legally blind, a few precautions and modifications can open your world to the many benefits and joys of regul...

Exercising With a Health Challenge

Exercise can increase longevity and quality of life; improve energy, strength, balance and coordination; and act as a potent pain reliever and antidepressant. Its benefits can reach all people, perhap...

Exercising With Heart Disease

Coronary heart disease is the most common form of cardiovascular disease and the leading cause of death in the U.S. and worldwide. It results when fatty material in the coronary arteries blocks the fl...

From Physical Therapy to Personal Fitness

Graduating from physical therapy is a good reason to celebrate and there’s no better time to start a fitness program, even if you’ve never been physically active. Regular exercise will hel...

Get Back in the Game with Cardiac Rehabilitation

Living with a heart condition can involve huge adjustments to your lifestyle, such as new ways of eating, new medications and even changes in your sex life. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Cardia...

How to Avoid Deep Vein Thrombosis on Long Plane Flights

The fear of flying is common among the general public. Even though flying has been called the safest way to travel, some people just can’t shake that feeling in the back of their minds that a pl...

How to Prevent and Treat ACL Injuries

Mention an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury to any professional athlete, and he or she is likely to shudder. Athletes with such injuries often spend months on the bench and in the physical ther...

Managing Cholesterol with Exercise

High cholesterol, known as hypercholesterolemia, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In the United States, more than 105 million people (that’s almost 50% of adults over age 20) s...

Postpartum Health

After nine months of carrying extra weight around, you’re probably ready to shed the last few pounds. Women gain about 30 pounds during pregnancy and lose about 18 to 20 pounds in the first mont...

Protecting Your Back At Work

Low-back pain is a leading cause of job-related disability and missed work in the United States. The pain is so unbearable that Americans spend more than $50 billion per year in an effort to make it g...

Reduce Your Risk for Osteoporosis Now

Osteoporosis is an age-related disorder in which bones become gradually thinner, more porous and less able to support the weight of the body. It has a debilitating effect on quality of life, as it lim...

Starting a Stroke-Recovery Fitness Program

A stroke or “brain attack” occurs when a blood clot blocks the flow of blood to the brain or when a blood vessel tear causes bleeding in the brain. In both cases, part of the brain quickly...

Understanding Sciatica

Low-back pain can have a major impact on your fitness program and ability to perform simple daily tasks. While most back pain is short-lived and resolves with minimal intervention, most people would l...

Work Out Chronic Fatigue

It is estimated that more than 1 million Americans have chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), an illness defined as profound disabling fatigue lasting six months or more plus at least four of the following:...

Before You Start an Exercise Program

Before you start an exercise program, there are a few questions to ask yourself to determine whether you should see your doctor first. Question Yourself Your first step is to ask yourself how active...

How to Choose a Health Club

Are you thinking of joining a health club? How many times have you skipped a workout because the gym is too far away or will be too crowded when you get there? If you’re like a lot of people, th...

How to Choose an Exercise Video

There is no shortage of exercise options. Walking, running, biking, swimming, strength training, group fitness classes—the list goes on and on. But what if you have time constraints caused by a...

How to Choose an Online Personal Trainer

Once thought to be the exclusive domain of the rich and famous, personal trainers have become increasingly popular among the general public. Today, personal trainers are riding the dot-com wave, makin...

How to Choose the Right Group Fitness Instructor

Certification from a nationally recognized certifying organization is the first thing to look for when choosing a group fitness instructor. It’s your assurance that you’re working with a g...

How to Choose the Right Personal Trainer

A personal trainer should hold a current certification accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) to give you the assurance that you are working with a professional who has t...

How to Design Your Own Home Gym

Exercising at home is a good alternative for people who are short on time or enjoy the convenience of working out at home, can’t afford or don’t want to spend their disposable income on a ...

Save Money, Get Fit with Small Group Personal Training

Interested in hiring a personal trainer, but concerned about the cost of one-on-one training? Sharing the sessions and the cost with others is a growing trend. Small group personal training can help y...

Sneaker Savvy

If you’ve tried to buy a pair of athletic shoes recently, you probably noticed the wide range of high-tech, state-of-the-art athletic gear. Consumers are faced with so many options that the task...

The Right Exercise Program for You Starts Here

What do you want to get out of an exercise program? The answer to that question defines what kind of program will work best for you in the long run. Ask yourself, “What do I want to accomplish...

What You Need to Know to Purchase a Treadmill

According to industry data, treadmills consistently rank as the most popular choice for home aerobic exercise equipment. If you’ve decided to join the ranks of treadmill owners, there are a num...

5 Common Fitness Saboteurs and How to Defeat Them

Ever have those days when you feel like the universe is conspiring to keep you from reaching your fitness goals? Even the most committed fitness enthusiasts face challenges to staying active. Sometime...

8 Ways to Get Fit and Be Social

As you get older, it’s vitally important to maintain a strong social network and a physically active lifestyle. By merging your social life with your fitness program, you’ll get some exerc...

Couple’s Personal Training—Fitter Bodies, Stronger Relationship

Do you and your loved one regularly carve out quality time for each other? Are you both getting enough exercise to feel healthy, fit and energized? If the answers are not a resounding yes, couple&rsqu...

Energize Your Work Day with an Active Commute

Interested in exercise, but not sure how to squeeze it into your busy schedule? Build it into your work day by making your commute more physically active. Besides saving on fuel costs and reducing env...

Gathering Support for Your Active Lifestyle

Staying active and fit in a largely sedentary culture takes effort and, at times, may feel like more than you can handle. Even the most dedicated fitness enthusiasts and athletes go through times when...

Helping Your Family Become More Active

What can you do when the people you love the most seem stuck in a pattern of sedentary living?Maybe you’d like to be more active, too? It can be tough to stick with a fitness routine when you&rs...

Using Technology to Get Fit and Stay Fit

Adopting a habit of regular exercise doesn’t require special equipment or gadgets. It can be as simple as putting on a pair of shoes and heading out for daily walks. For many people, that’...

How to Train for a Half-marathon

Your specific approach to half-marathon training will depend on multiple variables: the time available to train, running background (novice vs. experienced runner), current fitness level and mileage, ...

After the Marathon

Whether it is your first or your fiftieth marathon, the feeling is identical when you cross the finish line: exhilaration, which, at some point, gives way to the tired, achy feeling that inevitably co...

How to Train for a Marathon

The marathon is a 26.2 mile adventure and is seen as the ultimate test of character, discipline, and fitness by many. If you have your sights set on finishing a marathon, take a moment to learn about ...

Is Yoga Right for You?

Considering it’s thousands of years old, it might seem silly to say that yoga has come a long way in recent years. But as mind/body exercise continues to take hold of the fitness industry, the p...

Pilates Primer

Are you wondering what all the fuss over Pilates is about? Used traditionally by dancers for deep-body conditioning and injury rehabilitation, Pilates (pronounced Pi-lah-teez) is an 80-year-old exerci...

Reducing Workplace Stress

Do you have a demanding boss or difficult co-workers? Stacks of work to get done and not enough time? Everyone encounters job stress sooner or later — but that doesn’t make it easier. Ther...

The Caloric Expense of Alcohol During the Holidays

For those of you wanting to drown your sorrows of a holiday season gone mad with copious amounts of spiked eggnog like actor Chevy Chase in the movie Christmas Vacation or bringing good cheers by comb...

Active Seniors Enjoy Life More

Good news for older adults: part of the prescription for a healthier, better retirement is exercise. Physical activity protects against declining health and fitness and adds years to your life. Join t...

Exercise And Menopause

There was a time when the word was never spoken, not even between a mother and daughter. Menopause, still referred to as “the change” in some circles, is now no longer a taboo subject. Men...

Fitness for Older Adults – Frequently Asked Questions

Thinking about becoming more active or starting a structured fitness program? Good for you! Many studies underscore the health benefits of exercise at any age. To help you get started, we’ve gat...

Are Your Running Shoes Hurting You?

Are you wearing the right running shoe for your foot type? When should you replace your running or walking shoes? Learn how to prevent shoe-related pain, so you can stay focused on your fitness goals....

Bike + Mountains = Excitement + Challenge

Tired of paved roads and four-wheeled traffic? Enjoy getting out into nature and away from the hustle of the city? If you answered “yes,” then your vehicle of choice could very well ...

Get Ready to Hit the Slopes

You don’t have to wait for the snow to start falling to get ready for ski season. Start your training now and you’ll be sailing past those other ski bums on your way down the mountain. Du...

Energize Your Life with Strength Training

Are you living the life you want to live? Is a decrease in your physical strength and energy getting in the way of enjoying your favorite activities? Regular cardiovascular exercise is a well-known wa...

Free Weights vs. Strength-training Equipment

Have you wondered which method of strength training is better, free weights or strength-training equipment? The truth is, each has its advantages and disadvantages. The choice depends on your level o...

How Women Build Muscle

There are more myths and misconceptions about strength training than any other area of fitness. While research continues to uncover more and more reasons why working out with weights is good for you, ...

Plyometrics: Controlled Impact/Maximum Power

It may sound like the latest action film, but controlled impact and maximum power are the aims of a training technique called plyometrics. Also known as jump training, plyometrics involves stretching...

Resistance Tubing Workout

For those times when you just can’t make it to the gym, resistance tubing offers an inexpensive and portable way to get a full-body strength-training workout at home or on the road. As with all...

Steering Clear of Strength Plateaus

Consider this: It’s been a few months since you first started weight training and you’re not seeing the same kind of results as you did at the beginning. Sound familiar? You may have hit ...

Strength Training 101

You do not need to be a bodybuilder to benefit from strength training. A well-designed strength-training program can provide the following benefits: Increased strength of bones, muscles and connect...

Strengthen Your Abdominals With Stability Balls

One of today’s most versatile pieces of exercise equipment looks more like an overgrown beach ball than a useful fitness tool. The stability ball—an extra-large, inflatable orb designed t...

9 Things to Look For in a Quality Weight Loss Program

Consumers spend billions of dollars each year on weight loss programs and products, and yet obesity rates continue to increase. With the huge variety of weight loss programs available, how can you cho...

6 Ways to Fine-Tune Your Lifestyle for Weight Maintenance

Achieving your goal weight is a big accomplishment, but don’t rest on your laurels. Maintaining a healthy weight requires a certain amount of daily vigilance and a commitment to good nutrition, ...

America Needs an Attitude Adjustment

To say that most Americans are concerned about their weight is an understatement. Obsessed is more like it, and Americans spend an estimated $60 billion per year feeding that obsession. And for what?...

Calorie Burners: Activities That Turn Up the Heat

When it comes to burning calories, most people want to get as much mileage out of their exercise as possible. For many, the more calories they burn, the better they feel about their workouts. While en...

Diet Myths Debunked

In a society that is becoming increasingly health conscious, more and more information is constantly coming out on how to lose weight, how to get fit, how to eat, sleep, breathe—everything under...

Don’t Skip Breakfast to Cut Calories

When you’re trying to lose weight, cutting out breakfast may be tempting. You figure you’re saving yourself some calories and you get a couple extra minutes to snooze. But research has con...

Exercise and Cellulite

Cellulite. We all know what it looks like, but misconceptions prevail. The first thing you should know is that, in the true medical sense, cellulite is simply plain old fat. Yet it does have one defin...

Putting on the Pounds

No, you didn’t misread the title. Believe it or not, there are some people who are looking to put pounds on. They want, maybe even need, to gain weight. Since most people spend much of their li...

So, You Want To Spot Reduce? Here’s How

Besides launching millions of sit-ups, leg lifts and torso twists, the desire for a toned and taut physique has led to the purchase of a long line of exercise devices of dubious worth. Countless inven...

Successful Weight Control

Eating less, or cutting back on fat in your diet, won’t keep the weight off. What you really need to do is strike a good balance between the number of calories you consume and the number you bur...

Trimming Off the Fat

Are you satisfied with your general physique, or would you like to get rid of a few extra pounds? If your answer is the latter, quit looking for that magic pill and just follow several general guideli...

Weight Loss Plateaus and Pitfalls

It’s kind of like running into a wall—that feeling you get when, after a few months on a weight-loss program, you suddenly stop seeing results. This is called hitting a plateau and it is ...

Weight Loss: Diet vs. Exercise

The two major players in the weight-loss battle are diet and exercise. But can the battle be won using only one of these tools? Many people opt for the easier route, which they believe is dieting. But...

10 Fun Summer Activities for Kids

Summer is here! There is no better time for kids to enjoy the outdoors and get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity per day. To keep kids moving, the American Council on Exercise suggests&...

Children and Running

You know it’s important to help your kids develop the exercise habit so they can grow to be healthy, active adults. So, if your children have expressed an interest in running or a desire to par...

Kids in Motion

By the time they reach high school, 64% of children are no longer physically active. Why? If your kids fall within this group, you don’t have to sadly shake your head. You can set a good exampl...

Parents. . .Eat Your Words!

Are you pleased with your progress toward healthful nutrition and fitness habits, but frustrated with that of your children? Do you suspect that the lunches you send to school are traded or thrown aw...

Physical Education = Strong Bodies, Strong Brains

Once upon a time, exercise was a normal part of every child’s life—long walks to and from school, daily physical education classes (or recess), and neighborhood games of tag and dodgeball ...

Skip the Food Fights: 10 Ways to Get Kids to Eat Healthier

Research suggests that if we want our kids to eat healthfully, we have to rethink our strategies. Here are 10 tips based on the latest research and expert opinion that will help even the pickiest of e...

Strength Training for Kids: A Guide for Parents and Teachers

Many parents and physical education teachers have traditionally shied away from strength training with their children or students. However, there is sufficient research to suggest that strength traini...

Teens, Fitness and You

With all the pressures today’s teenagers have to deal with, it’s no wonder so many are in trouble. Statistics show that teen suicide and teen pregnancy are on the rise, as is the firearm-...