Americans are now health-conscious and planning fitness programs. It is important to check fitness levels before starting.

The weight room at the gym can be an intimidating place. The equipment looks like it could crush you if you use it wrong. People grunt as they haul heavy things up and down. And why don’t these ...

You may be new to exercise and looking up workouts online or in magazines. You may be joining a friend in a new workout routine. Whatever your exercise style, it's important to ease your way into any ...

First things first. Scheduling a physical with your primary healthcare provider can go a long way in helping you set fitness goals that factor in your current age and fitness level. Are you aiming to ...

You’ve probably read countless times that exercise can extend your lifespan, lower the risk of cancer, heart attacks, and ...

Every year at this time we turn our attention to New Year’s resolutions, promises that often are extreme and rarely, if ever, kept. Heading the list are resolutions to get healthy and that often means ...

Between the sweat smell, fluorescent lights and omnipresent television screens, April Herring has never connected with going to the gym. Instead, she runs, bikes, hikes, plays tennis, pickleball and ...

Science has shown that low-rep, high-weight work—like in 5/3/1—builds the most strength, he says. But higher-rep work allows ...

The hardest part of working out consistently? Getting started. Once you do, though, you start feeling (and soon, seeing!) the positive impact on your mind and body. Whatever your age or experience, ...

New to the Richmond area, Betty Siler was painting some rooms in her Brandermill-area house last fall when she hurt her back. She went to a chiropractor, who gave her some of the usual recovery ...

Running is one of the most popular ways to exercise—and among the most polarizing. For every person who happily sets 4:00 a.m. alarms on race morning, there’s another convinced the sport is too hard, ...

When you’re tackling a big project at work or at home, getting started is often the hardest part. The same is true for a new exercise regimen. Whether you’re young or old, long-term success boils down ...