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The Role of Weight Loss Surgery
Category: Fitness
For obese people who meet specific qualifications, surgery can provide a solution to weight loss troubles. Learn what role these procedures can play in improving your health.
Diabetes and Balance
Category: Fitness
There may be another thing that people with diabetes need to take care of: their balance. Watch some balance exercises and learn what you can do to keep on your feet.
Treating Sports Injuries
Category: Fitness
Safe exercise will prevent most injuries. But if you happen to suffer an injury, what can you do to get back in action as quickly as possible? Join our panel of experts for a discussion of injury treatment, from strains and sprains to more serious problems.
Treating Sports Injuries
Category: Fitness
Safe exercise will prevent most injuries. But if you happen to suffer an injury, what can you do to get back in action as quickly as possible? Join our panel of experts for a discussion of injury treatment, from strains and sprains to more serious problems.
Treating Sports Injuries
Category: Fitness
Safe exercise will prevent most injuries. But if you happen to suffer an injury, what can you do to get back in action as quickly as possible? Join our panel of experts for a discussion of injury treatment, from strains and sprains to more serious problems.
How to Ease into Your Run
Category: Fitness
Running is a great exercise, no matter what your age. But before you start, watch some simple stretching exercises that can help keep you pain free and running for a long time.
Athletes with Diabetes
Category: Fitness
Diabetes is no reason to stop chasing Olympic gold. Meet Chris Jarvis, an elite Canadian rower, who continues to aggressively train despite having diabetes. How does he do it?
Too Much Water
Category: Fitness
While dehydration is a common concern for runners, especially during a marathon, experts now say that too much water can be worse. Learn the right way to stay hydrated.
Dangers of Steroids
Category: Fitness
While the controversy over performance-enhancing drugs in professional sports makes for good water cooler debate, these hormones can do more than pump up your muscles.
Physical Activity and Aging
Category: Fitness
As we age, keeping physically active is essential. It not only improves the appearance of the body, it also prevents the occurrence of health complications in the future. Join Dr. Roizen as he discusses the role of exercise in aging and the type of activities that can help maintain a healthy body.
Yoga
Category: Fitness
Have you ever peeked into a room at your gym and seen people stretching, breathing deeply or just sitting in silence? They were probably doing yoga, an ancient practice of body work and meditation. Our panel of experts will provide an overview of yoga, addressing the different forms of yoga and their health benefits.
Weight Training Tips
Category: Fitness
Are you lifting too much weight when you work out? Are you doing enough reps, at the right speed? Weight training is a subtle skill and the more you are able to optimize each session the better off you'll be. Our panel of experts will help you keep yourself -- and your body -- on the right track.
Perfect Form Fitness
Category: Fitness
We've all heard about folks who have thrown out their backs picking up a box. And most of us have received the advice, "Lift with your knees!" at one time or another. You can imagine how important it is to adhere to the rules of good posture if you're a weight lifter. Good posture and maintaining strength in the center of the body are two golden rules of proper weight training. Join our experts as they discuss the principles of proper posture and "core strength."
Tai Chi
Category: Fitness
Tai Chi was initially developed in China in the 14th century as a martial art of self-defense. But as it evolved, it came to be seen as an exercise promoting harmony, balance and relaxation of the body and mind. What is Tai Chi, and what can it do for you? Join our panel of experts for a discussion of the history and health benefits of this age-old practice.
Stress and Sports
Category: Fitness
Many people turn to sports to unwind, but the pressure of competition can turn otherwise relaxing pursuits into sources of stress (and affect your game, too). Our panel of experts will discuss what you can do to make sure your sports life helps, rather than hurts, your state of mind.
Avoiding Sports Injuries
Category: Fitness
To maintain a healthy body, exercise is essential. But working out can do more harm than good if you don't prevent injuries. Our panel of experts will discuss how to get the most out of your exercise while keeping your body in one piece.




