Curl to your core

Develop strong abdominal muscles and a flexible back by challenging your core to curl yourself up and back down on the floor. Be sure to...

Exercise tied to lower risk of psoriasis

Results from a large U.S. study suggest women who regularly exercise vigorously, including runners and aerobics buffs, may be less likely to...

Fending off fitness fatigue

Runners stumble, yogis yawn, and even the bulkiest body builders get bored. But fitness experts say there are specific tricks to help people...

Fitness: Exercise apps for your smartphone

Forget Angry Birds. Your smartphone can be a powerful tool for improving your overall fitness if you give it half a chance.

Skechers comes to $40 million settlement with FTC over sneakers

It turns out wearing sneakers — without exercising — won't get you in shape.

Getting buff with 'bells

Kettlebells have been around for hundreds of years but are seeing a resurgence. It seems that gymgoers have finally realized that just one...

Fitness factions: Blending men's and women's health advice

I'm one of those women who likes reading men's health and fitness magazines. Though they all promise bodies and sex lives that most of us...

Strengthen the core with ease, efficiency

Train your core muscles with this simple yet highly effective exercise. It's easy to include in your daily abdominal routine, and you will...

Surf's up in the fitness studio

Spun out on spinning? Bored in barre class? Group fitness gadflies can rejoice. Indoor surfing is a new workout, born of the sea but carving...

Five minutes with Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Like other 50-year-olds, Jackie Joyner-Kersee aches a bit the day after a vigorous workout. And she's noticed that her vision isn't what...

Lean, serene yoga

Ingrid Yang turned to yoga a dozen years ago as a way to deal with injuries she suffered as a distance runner.

Checking up on your fitness form

NEW YORK (Reuters) - From jumping rope to swinging a kettle bell to pounding a treadmill, a finely-tuned form can spell the difference...

As America's waistline expands, costs soar

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. hospitals are ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models to better support obese...

5 Questions: Leven Rambin's lean, mean routine for 'Hunger Games'

In "The Hunger Games,"actress Leven Rambin plays a teenage girl who has trained since childhood to fight to the death in a post-...

Improving your posture — and the look of abs

To achieve perfect posture, you'll need to develop your transversus abdominis, which lies beneath your other abdominal muscles and runs...