Increased pressure to perform on academic tests is forcing state schools to cut physical education classes

Increased pressure to perform on academic tests is forcing state schools to cut physical education classes REUTERS/Jim Young Michelle Obama runs with school children on the South Lawn on May 25. By Lauren Knobbe | Thursday, July 29, 2010 WASHINGTON Its a trend that experts say threatens to undermine first lady Michelle Obamas central initiative: a campaign aimed at improving the health of ...

Autism awareness

During April, Autism Awareness Month, the Phoenix Center of Nutley launched a community-based exercise program with Volt Fitness in Glen Rock.

TFCs Joseph Nane gaining confidence

Rookie midfielder Joseph Nane is fighting for playing time and match fitness after a dislocated shoulder cost him seven weeks.

US Army opens its largest fitness facility

The US Army has created its largest ever fitness facility, at the Fort Bliss army base in El Paso, Texas. The 8,920sq m (96,000sq ft) Joshua W Soto Physical Fitness Facility has been named after a solider who died in combat in Iraq last year.

The Crippling Costs Of Obesity In The Workplace

In spite of high unemployment numbers, there's a lot of fat in the workplace---and it's costing a bundle. With studies over the past three years showing that American workers' expanding waistlines are impacting corporate bottom lines even more dramatically than previously thought, through increased health care costs and decreased productivity, major corporations are taking action. read more