Fitness and Well-being

We may have been too foolish to believe that mere walking would be the answer to our weight problems.

Registered runners who still want to participate in the 2021 race will need to pay entry fees. Donations received for the 2020 race would not be refunded, the organization noted.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to pause physical education tests for students for three years due to concerns over bullying and the test discriminating against disabled and non-binary students. The move also comes after annual test results show a growing percentage of students scoring not healthy.

Lloyd Black of Alabama said he started going to the gym after simple tasks became hard. He now goes three times a week.

A new study shows that one in three people in the US would stop having sex for a year to achieve their fitness goals.

A Decatur man spent much of 2019 hiking the Appalachian Trail, a New Year's resolution that he won't soon top.

Critics of the high-end exercise equipment maker say the ad is sexist and classist.

 “It’s simple,” Hanna Alger said. “ There’s nothing that I have to do other than get up and move one foot in front of the other.  I can start when I want and I can stop whenever I want and it just lets me be me.”

“I feel much better about myself now and getting compliments from younger men and women sure boosts the self-esteem," the grandmother said.