Fitness

Elizabeth Pegg Frates, M.D. Harvard If you’re trying to lose weight, you’ve surely heard that you need to “eat less and exercise more.” The more you move, the more calories you’ll burn – and you’ll lose weight. But as it turns out, the effect of physical activity on...

Is exercise good for you? Duh. Regular workouts give you strength, energy, a trimmer body, a healthier heart, a calmer mind and a much lower risk of at least 35 (!) different devastating diseases, including high blood pressure, stroke, osteoporosis, nonalcoholic fatty...

Gardening isn’t a fitness sport – not the way cycling, running and swimming are – but it is a delicious way to cultivate better health. And greater wealth. Think how much money you could save if you grew some of your own food or herbs. It fries me to pay $2.99 for a...

by Marilynn Preston Looking to boost your well-being? I’m a big believer in home gyms. You wake up, throw on what passes for workout clothes … or nothing … and before you can find an excuse to skip it, you’re walking the treadmill or pumping the weights and spreading...

by Marilynn Preston I saw a friend out running the other day. He was running; I was racewalking, hat pulled down to avoid the odd stare. He didn’t look happy, and his gait was off. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Shoes hurt,” he answered, pointing to a snazzy new pair in a...