Working out delays effects of aging Many people think of stiff joints and slow movement as just normal parts of aging, but if people keep up healthy, active lifestyles as they age, they can ward off some of those health problems, according to the Mayo Clinic Health Letter. People of any age can star...

Differing goals make compliance hard to measure Depending on which standard of fitness you follow, either half or two-thirds of Americans get at least the minimum amount of exercise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Guidelines set earlier this year by the Department of Health and...

There are a lot of things that go into whether you find a potential mate attractive, but from an anthropological standpoint, a lot can be boiled down to the waist to hip ratio. This measurement has been touted for a couple of years as an alternative to the body mass index as a measurement of health ...

Contributor: “Dr. J” Dr. J offers his irreverent, slightly irrelevant, but possibly useful opinions on health and fitness. A Florida surgeon and fitness freak with a black belt in karate, he runs 50 miles a week and flies a Cherokee Arrow 200. Q: I’ve been using a personal trainer for ...