Science news articles about 'fitness'

CHICAGO (AP) -- New research challenges the notion that you can be fat and fit, finding that being active can lower but not eliminate heart risks faced by heavy women. "It doesn't take away the risk ...

Triathletes travel (and spend) a lot for the perfect fit in a bike.

... associated with cognitive state, but the number of languages contributed to the prediction of cognitive fitness beyond the effect of education alone. A Matter of Words, Not Degrees Although the ...

... , the transmission to new hosts and the costs of host mortality, resulting in the highest fitness at intermediate parasite replication. During the past 30 years there has been very little experimental ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- If you didn't get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award in school, the government is giving you another chance to prove you're in shape....

Can Wii Fit, born of a best-selling gaming console, revolutionize exercise? Five testers weigh in.

Larry Magid tries out Nintendo"s innovative Wii Fit - an $89.99 game and accessory for the Nintendo Wii designed to help people of all ages and both genders get healthier.

A report card on physical activity levels for Canadian children and youth gives kids a D when it comes to fitness.

... of this unique study is that age is not the best indicator of how a child is properly fit to, and can safely use, an ATV. Thus, quantification of pediatric biometrics, or the measurement of physical ...

Being even moderately physically fit lowers a diabetic man's risk of death, regardless of his weight, according to a new study. Results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting ...

A new study that looked at the physical characteristics of about 5,000 Arkansas inmates found that most were athletically fit when they entered prison.

... Weight Watchers participants stuck with the program during the duration of the study, while many of the fitness center participants quit. "These results imply that overweight, sedentary women joining ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - People in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease who are more physically fit had less shrinkage in areas of the brain that are important for memory, researchers said on Sunday.

Scientists are moving closer to developing an "exercise pill" which will help you to get fit, even if you don't move a muscle

Gyms and fitness centers have begun stepping in to meet a small but growing demand for programs designed for cancer patients.