Hate diets? Skip it and move ahead with healthy habits, says Francie Berg, founder of the Healthy Weight Network and adjunct professor at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine. ...more

March 14, 2009

Lightning D Jamie Heward spent seven minutes on a stationary bike Tuesday morning, his first physical activity in more than three weeks. ...more

January 28, 2009

Fad diets do little to educate us nutritionally and do not address the underlying psychological reasons for weight gain. ...more

December 6, 2008

and not body fat - contributing to the rise. ...more

November 22, 2008

Now in its 11th year, International Walk to School Day is expected to include 3,000 schools from all 50 states. ...more

October 8, 2008

"Family, fitness and fun" is the focus of an event scheduled 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at The Hardy Trail in Dade City. STEPtember, part of a national project hosted by America On the Move, encourages fitness walking as a means to achieve optimum health. ...more

September 11, 2008

Women, listen up: More gym time could mean less hassle at your next gynecologist appointment. Compared with women who fit in less than two hours of physical activity a week, if you work out an hour each day (that includes walking time), it could cut your risk of uterine fibroids by 40 percent. That's pretty significant, since fibroids cause trouble in about 25 percent of premenopausal women. (As many as 75 percent of women have these growths, but they don't all cause problems.) ...more

September 6, 2008

NEW YORK - Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may be hard to swallow - like 1,130 calories for a Big Mac, medium fries and a medium soda. ...more

July 20, 2008

OREGON - Sprinter Tyson Gay has a mild strain in a muscle in the back of his leg and he has been told to restrict himself to light physical activity for the next two weeks. ...more

July 6, 2008

Instead of just talking about overweight children, James P. Gills Family YMCA and All Children's Hospital decided to do something about it. ...more

June 22, 2008