Health and Fitness

The British Medical Journal released a recent study that showed women who are overweight in their midlife could have extreme risks of chronic disease and cognitive impairment once they pass the age of 70. Women who are healthy in their midlife have good health once they pass 70. In 1976, the Harvard School of Public [...]

American celebrities came together at the Clinton Global Initiative last week to push the “Truth on Health” campaign — an effort to help America’s youth get in shape. Among the celebrities were Celtics captain Paul Pierce, whose FitClub34 — a Web site sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim, provides kids with information to get healthy. Other Clinton [...]

Walter Breuning turned 113 years old last Monday. For the past 35 years, Breuning has eaten only two meals throughout the day. He rises at 6:15 a.m. each morning and has a big breakfast around 7:30 a.m. Breuning then has a lunch and skips dinner. He started skipping dinner in 1978 when he moved to [...]

The American College of Sports Medicine released a study indicating that breastfeeding mothers may need more aerobic and resistance training to prevent temporary bone loss caused by calcium depletion. Cheryl Lovelady, Ph.D., along with her team of researchers, found in measurements of bone mineral density in 20 women, four to 20 weeks after giving birth, [...]

National Women’s Health and Fitness Day is coming up Wednesday Sept. 30! It’s the largest annual health promotion for women of all ages that is always held on the last Wednesday in September. Local organizations across the U.S. focus attention on regular physical activity and health for women. More than 1,000 organizations will host health [...]