Fitness

Fitness is vital to a healthy lifestyle. This healthy lifestyle can be obtained by committing to a workout routine. There are several routines to choose from to help with fitness, weight loss, toning, and the like. Whether you choose to include cardio, weights, aerobic, ab workout or yoga into your workout routine, it is always important to do stretching excercises with your regular workouts. There are so many benefits to a fitness workout, such as, fat burning, weight loss, toning, building muscles, and all over better health. Use the information provided in this section to achieve and maintain a fit and healthy lifestyles.

Latest Medical News Today Fitness Articles

What We Eat Can Alter The Brain Regions That Regulate Body Weight

An editorial authored by University of Cincinnati (UC) diabetes researchers published in the Feb. 7, 2012, issue of the journal Cell Metabolism sheds light on the biological factors contributing to rising rates of obesity and discusses strategies to reduce body weight. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, about one-third of U.S. adults are obese, a number that continues to climb...

02/8 3:00 am


Obesity Epidemic Linked To Brain Mechanisms

America's rising rates of obesity in virtually all age groups is partly due to biological factors, researchers from the Cincinnati Diabetes and Obesity Center reported in the journal Cell Metabolism. Approximately one third of all American adults are obese today, and the percentage continues to rise, says the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)...

02/8 2:00 am


Preventing Obesity Through Positive Parenting During Early Childhood

Programs that support parents during their child's early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new study in the online issue of Pediatrics. Today, one out of five American children is obese. Young children who are overweight are five times more likely than their peers of normal weight to be obese by adolescence...

02/7 3:00 am


Based On CE Analysis Of Oral Medications, ACP Recommends Metformin To Treat Type 2 Diabetes

The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends that clinicians add metformin as the initial drug treatment for most patients with type 2 diabetes when lifestyle modifications such as diet, exercise, and weight loss have failed to adequately improve high blood sugar...

02/7 3:00 am


Latest MSNBC Fitness Articles

Marathoners' cardiac arrest risk quite low

According to a new study examining 10 years of marathon and half-marathon races in the U.S., the risk of cardiac arrest in such long distance races is actually quite rare

01/11 4:00 pm


Get back to fightin' weight with Cage Fitness

Cage Fitness and other mixed martial arts-inspired workouts mimic the structure of a championship MMA bout -- minus the injury.

01/9 11:46 am


Barefoot running: bad or beneficial?

Despite the cold and many other potential hazards, naked from the ankle down is the way Anna Toombs likes it, and she gets plenty of catcalls in the street as a result.

12/9 4:03 pm


91-year-old yoga teacher: 'Why should I quit?'

Yoga has been a way of life for 91-year-old Bernice Bates since 1960. In a fitting tribute to her decades of helping others learn her passion, she recently won the distinction of the Guinness World Record holder of oldest yoga instructor.

12/6 2:47 pm


Latest Diet & Excercise Articles

Learning Problems, Obesity, Sleep Apnea are Intertwined: Researchers

Improving childhood obesity, sleep apnea, and learning impairment may require addressing all three factors, a new study suggests.

11/4 10:49 am


When Blood Sugar Drops, So Does 'Willpower': Study

When blood sugar levels drop your level of "willpower" may plummet as well, researchers say, especially for people who are already overweight.

10/12 12:18 pm


High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's Disease: Study

New research published in the medical journal Neurology suggests that high levels of cholesterol may increase a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

10/5 12:03 pm


Moderate Alcohol Intake May Cut Asthma Risk

The "sweet spot" appears to be drinking one to six units of alcohol per week, researchers say.

09/26 2:07 pm


Latest Weight Loss Journal Articles

Weight Loss Secrets pt 3

The right weight loss secrets can go really far in helping you achieve the healthful and natural weight loss that you are looking for. Here are some healthy and natural weight loss secrets. Weight Loss Secret #1 - Chunk up your salad using chopped up carrots, sweet potatoes, celery, zucchini and a number of other [...]

02/8 6:23 pm


4 Ways to Measure Your Success

When we think of weight loss success, we tend to think in inches and pounds, but there are actually many ways that you can measure success. When you make that commitment to get healthy, many things in your life and in your body will be changing. Don't get hung up on inches or pounds, as [...]

02/8 6:19 am


Sunday Roundup – Don’t Eat Bland

Happy Sunday everyone. Hope you got your fitness cap on along with your cup of joe today. Check out the links below for some great weekend reading. The Fitness Health Network presents: Lazy Man and Health writes about Post Workout Nutrition. Get Fit Slowly says Maybe I Need A Remedial Weightlifting Program. Make yourself a [...]

02/7 6:12 pm


Improve Sleep for Better Nutrition

Poor sleep is capable of hampering your health on an overall basis, and this includes how well you are going to perform in any weight loss or health improvement endeavor. There are a number of side effects that are associated with sleepless nights including premature signs of aging and even a compromising of your immune [...]

02/7 6:10 am


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