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+Parenting | February 24, 2012

A Girl is Punished to Death in Alabama: Does Running Count as Corporal Punishment?

By Bonnie Rochman

Savannah Hardin, 9, dies after being made to run for three hours for lying about eating a candy bar. With her grandmother and stepmother charged with murder, will parents consider anew how to punish children?

+Exercise | February 22, 2012

Zombies: Bad for Brains, Good for Workouts

By Alexandra Sifferlin
SIX TO START

Gamers, this one’s for you. A new iPhone fitness app has users dodging zombies and saving the world.

+Exercise | February 21, 2011

Dos and Don’ts: Finding Your Perfect Sports Bra

By Samantha Rollins
Getty Images

From aerodynamic track shoes to the sleekest Speedos, having the right gear for the game is essential for athletes. For women, it starts with a good sports bra.

+Exercise | February 18, 2011

Skip the Stretch Before Running — It Doesn’t Prevent Injuries

By Alice Park
Symphonie

Most runners, whether they’re training for a marathon or simply out to get some exercise, will stretch before they take off. It’s a ritual that verges on the sacred, strongly connected to the intuitive sense that priming the muscles is a good way to avoid injuring them during the run to come.

+Exercise | February 8, 2011

In Politics, It’s Survival of the Fittest, Literally

By John Cloud
Alex Wong/Getty Images

One of the most confounding questions facing political scientists is why some people vote and others don’t.

+Exercise | November 5, 2010

How Marathon Runners Can Avoid the Post-Race Blues

By Meredith Melnick
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Some 43,000 runners will hit the streets Sunday, Nov. 7, for the annual ING New York City marathon. By Monday, those runners will be in recovery, not just physically but emotionally as well — it’s only natural to feel a sense of letdown or emptiness after a long-awaited momentous event. Here’s a tip, runners: what [...]

+Video Heart Disease | October 25, 2010

Marathon Running Can Damage the Heart — But Only Temporarily

By Alice Park
David Madison

As grueling — and potentially painful — as running a marathon can be, most people assume that completing one is a good thing overall, for your heart and your health.

+Exercise | June 3, 2010

Do compression clothes really impact sport performance?

By Tiffany O'Callaghan

Two new studies from researchers at Indiana University suggest that the new fad of athletes wearing compression clothing to enhance performance may be little more than that, a fad. In two separate inquiries analyzing the effect of compression legwear on athletic performance, Abigail Laymon and Nathan Eckert both found no evidence for improved performance or [...]

+Prevention | May 11, 2010

Can exercise help your cells live longer?

By Tiffany O'Callaghan

Our cells are constantly replenishing themselves — with new ones replacing old ones that die off during routine apoptosis, or programmed cell death. According to new research published this week in the journal BMC Physiology, strenuous exercise might slow down the process of apoptosis, effectively making your cells live longer.

+Prevention | January 22, 2010

Trial run: testing the barefoot running trend

By TIME.com

I don’t particularly enjoy running. On the other hand, I don’t particularly enjoy being overweight and out of shape either, so I do it — usually about three times a week, depending on my work schedule and willpower. But over the years I’ve developed chronic soreness in my knees and lower back, which I attribute [...]