Fitness & Exercise  

Before I had a car, there was a bike - and dry bags, heat packs, camel backs, and Wet Ones. And yes, the occasional irate driver had a pistol in hand. Welcome to my survival guide for bikers.

Exercising on a daily basis is a challenge for even healthy people, but when you have a painful and debilitating disease, it can be next to impossible.

Employers are looking for ways to cut the cost of health insurance for their employees. One way that is becoming popular is to offer employees incentives if they appear to be healthy. Suddenly, working out has become me part of my job.

After years of failing to keep to a schedule, I finally realized what my problem was: fitness just wasn't fun! The key, for me, to sticking to a routine has been creating one that's unique and interesting not humdrum.

For years I struggled to find a way to stay fit without feeling like I was being tortured. After a bit of trial and error, I finally found a workout routine that works for me.

How a simple weekly fitness routine of calisthenics, walking, and housework helped me lose 60 pounds and increased my overall health.

Suffer from bad seasonal allergies but want to stay active? Here's how to exercise while keeping your allergen exposure to a minimum.

Avoiding pain and injury while running. Benefits of toe shoes while running. Compare running shoes.

My routine is driven by a two central ideas. I make sure that my goals are both achievable and sustainable.

"Mommy movement" is good for mommies and for their children. One parent explores five great benefits of regular exercise.

Learning how to build muscle can be exciting especially after seeing the results of your hard work. Building muscle does not only include an intense workout regimen, but it also includes a proper diet that will help you avoid unwanted body fat.

Simple, challenging and thoroughly enjoyable, I’ve been following the same fitness program for nearly 20 years! And yes, I’ve made consistent progress throughout. It’s not fancy, but for me, it works like a charm.

Walking can be made into an extremely intense activity with some very interesting and effective tweaks.

It gets harder to keep fit when you are over 40, have a demanding career, kids maybe and a busy life. So how do you keep fit and what are the benefits of doing so?

Our attitudes and beliefs about getting sweaty, breathing hard, pushing harder and eating may be sabotaging our weight loss results. By shifting the way we think about exercise and eating, we can train our brains to work for us rather than against us.

There really is nothing better than busting out a workout in the summer heat. Living in Austin, TX, however, I have to pick my spots and workout accordingly. Here are my two easy workouts.

A look at drops in blood sugar following exercising or training.

Jumping rope is a great cardiovascular exercise that tones many muscle groups. If you want to get in better shape and lose some weight, jumping rope might be the perfect workout for you.

How exercising regularly gets me through college.

Some people desire to be runners, but don't know how to get started. This article will give you a brief synopsis of the basics and how to get started on this intimidating exercise.