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Polar Bear Plunges: Are They Good for Your Health?
They’re popular events throughout the winter, but do they provide any health benefits?
How Exercise-Friendly Is Your Body? A Genetic Test Claims to Tell You
Is that daily jog really doing your body any good?
How to Look Hot in a Minivan: 9 Beauty Tips for Mom
In journalist Janice Min’s new book, the author shares health, beauty and fitness tips from celebrity trainers, doctors and the stars themselves
Can You Be Fat and Fit — or Thin and Unhealthy?
Turns out, being obese isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Eat Like a Champ: The Best Foods for Runners
What you should eat before and after a training run — or any intense day at the gym — to help you energize, refuel and perform at your best
Being Fit in Middle Age Can Lower Risk of Disease Later in Life
Working out in middle age can result in fewer chronic diseases, including heart problems, diabetes, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer
We Tried This: Aerial Vinyasa (or Upside-Down) Yoga
How a TIME reporter found herself hanging upside down from the ceiling in a yoga class
Do Sports Products Really Enhance Your Workout? Maybe Not
A recent study finds that the performance-enhancing claims of dozens of fitness products don’t hold up to scientific scrutiny
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Obesity: Playing Three or More Sports Cuts the Rate of Overweight Teens
Teens who play at least three team sports are least likely to be overweight or obese, a new study finds. Makes sense, but does the required time commitment come at the expense of parental sanity?
After Liposuction, Exercise Makes Fat Loss Last
Studies suggest that liposuction causes a rebound in fat gain, but not necessarily back to the areas where you lost it.
5 Common Mistakes You’re Making at the Gym
Hitting the gym every day is great — unless you’re doing it wrong. We’ve asked fitness experts to help tweak your workout to make it more effective.
A Simpler Way to Slow the Obesity Crisis
Telling people to choose healthy foods isn’t working. A better solution may be to let people eat whatever they want—just not to increase their calories over time
