ACSM American Fitness Index

Healthy eating plays an important role in our overall well-being. According to the 2023 American Fitness Index, just 29.5% of adults in the 100 largest U.S. cities met the recommended fruit intake on average, while only 14.3% achieved the recommended...

Did you know heart disease is the #1 killer of women, claiming more lives than all forms of cancer combined? High blood pressure accounts for one in five deaths among women in the U.S. and is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. While these...

Only 20  minutes after your last cigarette, your heart rate and blood pressure begin to drop. Within a few  days, the carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to a normal rate. After a few weeks your circulation and lung function improve, and after...

It has been well-established that physical activity and/or exercise can help to reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease.
To reap these benefits, we only need to accumulate 150 minutes per week of physical activity1. That means that you can be physically active for as little as 10 minutes at a time to accumulate 30 minutes in a day for five days, or be active for about...