Fitness and "fatness" both matter to the heart

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Losing fitness or packing on fat with age each can be bad for the heart -- but avoiding either one of those fates may protect the ticker, a study published Monday suggests. U.S. researchers found that of more than 3,100 healthy adults they followed, those who improved -- or simply maintained -- their fitness levels were less likely to develop high blood pressure, high ...

Health and Fitness Calendar

CLINIC Thursday * Free Medical Clinic. 4-6 p.m. Templo Del Espiritu Santo United Methodist Church, 3715 Elaine Drive, Bryan. 450-7258. Saturday * Free Vein Screening. Brazos Vein Institute, 2605 Osler Boulevard, Bryan. Identify the cause of leg p ...

EmpowHER Media Launches BodyMedia(R) FITness Challenge to Inspire Healthy Lifestyles for Women in 2012

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-- - EmpowHER , an award-winning social health company for women, today announces a new fitness program in partnership with body monitoring pioneer BodyMedia, Inc -- the EmpowHER BodyMedia ...

Heart Rate-Monitored Fitness Concept Yields Fit Members, Healthy Franchise Growth at Orangetheory Fitness

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL-- - February may be Heart Health Month, but at Orangetheory Fitness, it's all about the heart 365 days a year.This one-of-a-kind, group personal training interval workout is the first ...

EatMoveBeFit.com, a New Health and Fitness e-Magazine, Has Officially Launched

New health and fitness online publication EatMoveBeFit.com has officially launched in time for the New YearElizabethtown, KY (PRWEB) February 08, 2012 EatMoveBeFit.com, a new e-magazine devoted to topics in health and fitness, has officially launched. The publication is available only online.As an online publication, EatMoveBeFit.com offers readers three new issues each week. Its expert writers ...