Paper plates, a gallon container filled with water and canned goods inside of a sock are all examples of inexpensive “equipment” people can use to workout in their office or cubicle.

Does carrying a gene tied to obesity doom a teenager to becoming obese? Not if that teen stays physically active, a new study shows.

Just spending time in the mountains can melt away the pounds, at least according a study conducted by German researchers, published in the journal Obesity.

Those interested in the art of improving the body with fitness activities might work out for a long time without being aware of the specific strategies of “dynamic tension”.

Higher levels of obesity and inactivity, especially among women, explain why arthritis is more common in the United States than in Canada, according to a new study.

A complete fitness program must include aerobic exercise, muscular strength and endurance conditioning, and flexibility exercise.