Fitness Feature

Could your neighborhood be contributing to your weight gain? Researchers are digging deeper into evidence that suggests where you live may be essential to attaining good health, fitness, and personal well-being.

Whether you work for a living or live for your work, managing your physical health and fitness may be more critical to your career than you realized. Find out why the shape you're in can make or break your success.

The success of your fitness goals depends, in large part, on the soundness of your fitness strategy. You do have a fitness plan, don't you? Here's how to get one, fast — or how to make your current plan even better.

There's a quiet subculture of outdoor enthusiasts who prefer muscle power to motorized recreation — and they're beginning to make some noise.

You want to stay fit, and you want your baby to be healthy. Here's what's known (and not yet known) about the potential risks and rewards of staying seriously active — and even competing — while you're pregnant.

Why settle for ho-hum workouts when real inspiration and satisfaction are within reach? Here's what you need to know to make your fitness pursuits more fun — and your results more fabulous.

Take the time to step back and examine your goals, your desires, your personality, your life. A little self-awareness now could prevent exercise derailment later.

Have you ever had a profound emotional experience during your workout and not understood why? Here's a scientific look at what's behind exercise-induced emotional release and what it may be telling you.

Somewhere between being breadwinners, role models, and lovers, many married men lose track of their commitment to fitness. Here's what men can do to reclaim their health and vitality, and why it matters to those who depend on them.

Think team sports are just for kids? You gotta be kidding! League sports can challenge even the fittest adults. If you're looking for a way to toughen up your mind and muscle, take to the fields of play.

Are you using your body for real — or going through the motions of working out with no practical purpose? Maybe it's time you integrated your fitness pursuits with what you love and who you are.