(HealthDay)—Higher cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with a lower risk for lung cancer incidence in former smokers and a reduced risk for cancer mortality in current smokers diagnosed with lung cancer, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Baruch Vainshelboim, Ph.D., from Saint Francis University in Loretto, […]
'Influential women in fitness all look the same – I'm sick of trying to fit in'
Tig has loved sport and fitness for as long as she can remember, but when she tried to break into the industry she realised she didn’t have the ‘right look’. So, she decided to launch her own fitness space that is inclusive for diverse women and free from judgement. ‘As a female business owner in […]
The NYC Marathon Is This Weekend — Here's How I Feel About Running the Biggest Race in the World
Stephanie Emma Pfeffer has two young kids and is training for the New York City Marathon. Follow her journey on the road to NYC. “Are you ready?” “What’s your goal time?” “How are you feeling?” Those are the questions I get now that the TCS New York City Marathon is less than a week away. […]
The Fitness Must-Haves New Moms Need
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This Guy Lost 100 Pounds in a Year With a Realistic Daily Fitness Goal
Brendan Romele can’t remember a time when he was within a healthy weight range. Even as a kid, he was always the “bigger” guy in class. This fact never really bothered him until his late twenties, however, when his weight climbed to nearly 285 pounds. That’s when he truly started feeling it: The extra weight […]
Monday #Fitspo: This Mom Won Guinness World Record for Marathon While Pushing 3 Kids in a Stroller
Cynthia Arnold is quite the fitspiration. The 35-year-old mother of three set another record this year after she broke the Guinness World Record last year for the fastest half-marathon while pushing a three-person stroller. This year she did the same for the full marathon. Arnold runs while pushing her kids — ages 6, 4 and […]
Tom Brady Will Eat Pizza and Bacon If He Wants It: ‘We’re Humans, Here for One Life’
Could nightshades be making a comeback in Tom Brady’s diet? The famously strict quarterback — who has said he doesn’t drink coffee, has never tried a strawberry (until Stephen Colbert coerced him into it) and declines nightshades like tomatoes and eggplants to reduce inflammation — said he’s being less restrictive about his diet these days. […]
Stassi Schroeder Is Surprisingly Wise When It Comes to Fitness
Stassi Schroeder likes to keep it balanced, especially when it comes to her diet and her workout regimen. And while the Vanderpump Rules star admits her routine may not give her a supermodel body, she’s more than OK with that. “I talk about this a lot, I’m like, ‘If I didn’t drink and I didn’t […]
Drew Barrymore Doesn't Beat Herself Up About Her Weight: ‘I Was Never Naturally That Thin’
Drew Barrymore has been a movie star since age 7, but she never bought into the Hollywood pressure to lose weight. “Never have, never will,” the actress, 44, tells PEOPLE. “I think it’s bulls—.” Part of the reason why, Barrymore says, is that she accepted early on that it would be fighting her body type. […]
Home workout: Companies like Peloton, Mirror, FightCamp push remote fitness forward
With summer on the horizon (and Instagram stories calling), I begrudgingly pulled myself out of bed early one morning in May to get some exercise before work. I stood before a stark white, freestanding boxing bag weighed down by hundreds of pounds of sand as Andre Huseman, a high-spirited personal trainer, greeted me. “Welcome back […]