Many Americans rely on friends, neighbors and coworkers for the support that family members once offered. Even if your own family is close-knit, you may benefit from cultivating a family-like circle of friends.

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.

Do as I say, not as I do. Anyone whose parents ever tried that line on them knows just how ineffective such directives are likely to be at inspiring good behavior. Kids learn best by example. And, in fact, so do must adults.

Don’t let jitters and insecurity keep you from enjoying your in-club workouts.

For most of us, comfort food translates to heavy, fattening, regret-it-later fare. An accomplished Italian chef explains how it can take on an entirely different meaning.

Did you give up on grains entirely when you cut down on carbs? Or are you a white-bread and refined-flour junkie? Either way, it might be time to take a closer look at the value of whole-grain goods.

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.

Falling short of the finish line can be frustrating. But the only real defeat lies in failing to learn from your experience.

Tired of feeling blue, or just so-so? Positive psychology pioneer Martin Seligman, PhD, believes you can mentally exercise your way to greater happiness.

One morning a couple of weeks back, I was running by a big plate-glass window in my neighborhood, and something novel happened.

This issue’s Satisfaction theme immediately brought to mind my favorite film, Fiddler on the Roof .

Most of us find it plenty challenging to excel at a single sport. Olympic pentathlete Mary Beth Larsen Iagorashvili does her best work while focusing on five at once.