Physical activities Articles

As we age our bodies start to lose muscle and bone density and exercise can be used to lower the amount you lose. Keeping fit as you get older is really important to stay feeling young.

Street Workout is a sport that developed on the streets. Based on a healthy lifestyle and positive peer support, it's easy to see why Street Workout has become so popular. SteadyHealth spoke to a young guy from Eastern Europe to find out more.

If you are workout avoid ant, I get it. You have no time to work out; no money for a trainer, and far too many things on your plate with home life and your career. Gail Kasper provides three tips to get you back on track and in the groove.

There is more than one way to improve your running and its not always about mileage. Sometimes a different approach and varying your training will actually show great benefits to your running performance, yoga for example is a great variance to training.

Cheerleading is a predominantly female athletic activity that is now being considered a sport. Studies show that it involves strength, agility, grace, as well as safety risks. If treated as a sport, more safety regulations can be imposed on cheerleading.

Yoga is everywhere, and it's getting more popular, not less. What is it all about, and what does it have to offer you?

Its time to grab the towel and the sun cream and hit the beach, but before you do make sure your body is bikini ready by following this simple 4 week plan.

Who says senior citizens can't become more fit and healthy by doing only a tiny amount of exercise? A Scottish trial involving 12 pensioners shows that High-Intensity Training may be the way forward.

Static stretching used to be a small part of everyone's workout. Then, we were all warned that not stretching meant torn muscles, damaged joints and sprung tendons. Later still we 'learned' that static stretching's no good. So what's the truth?

Deep squats are a great exercise. But if you have trouble with form or an injury that prevents you from doing them, being told you should 'just do' something you just can't doesn't help much. Does everyone need them and what else is out there?