If you’re getting hungry right now, it’s no wonder. Apparently the mere suggestion of getting fit can boost your appetite. Dolores Albarracín, psychology professor at the University of Illinois, says in the most recent issue of “Obesity” that weight-loss campaigns that promote…

As a promotion for National Recess Week, Cartoon Network just sent me a red rubber ball like the one pictured to the left. It’s sitting on my desk emitting a wonderful rubber odor and, when bounced, it makes that singular plunky…

There’s a growing segment of our population that is extremely fit. They spend hours each day training for marathons, ultra-marathons, Ironman triathlons and hundred-mile bicycle rides. Their bodies take a beating and rely on electrolyte drinks, energy gels and nutrition bars…

Some people swear they can’t exercise in the morning because they’re too sleepy and their hearts aren’t pumping hard enough and they need food and caffeine and, well, there are a lot of reasons that make perfect sense.  Others claim…

We’d like to profile you in our weekly How I Did It feature. This is your opportunity, folks, to expound on your healthier lifestyle and slender new body. We’ll even take a super sweet photo of you doing something healthy and publish…

Childhood obesity is the topic for the latest Shape Up America! newsletter. The online service explains how to assess and treat children, explaining in increments from 2 to 5 and up to 11 years old.

We’ve all heard the woes of childhood obesity…

I learned a new phrase, “all-cause mortality” during an interview published last week with Prof. Ethel Frese, a doctor of physical therapy at of St. Louis University. All-cause mortality is your vulnerability to that list of lifestyle illnesses that erode you…

Has anyone out there bought a Wii Fit game? If so, please contact me, Cindy Billhartz Gregorian at cbillhartz@post-dispatch.com or 314-340-8114. I’d like to do a story on it and need your help. Be warned: this means I’ll come to your home,…