Honest Information. Better Health.

How to Start a Fitness Plan

To find exercise buddies, check out fitness, yoga, or dance classes in your area. Or step out of your comfort zone and try a sport or other activit...

How to Manage Sore Muscles and Joint Pain

When your joints feel sore and achy, that's usually a sign of osteoarthritis. But all of that exercise can cause soreness and stiffness that shows ...

What is An Ankle Sprain?

It’s easier to turn your ankle and put strain on the ligament if your heel naturally turns more inward. This injury happens when the ligaments in y...

Walking

Walking works the major muscles in your legs. You can do it almost anywhere, and it’s a snap to get started: Just put one foot in front of the othe...

How to Boost Your Metabolism with Exercise

Your next workout could set you up for a speedier metabolism. So the time you spend working out reaps benefits long after you stop sweating. You na...

Truth About Stretching

If your posture or activities are a problem, make it a habit to stretch those muscles regularly. Simple Back Stretch. Stretching a muscle to the fu...

Must-Try Cardio Workouts

Then start this series of intervals, which get longer and then shorter. Time: 30 minutes. They help you get fitter, letting you work harder in less...

What Can I Do for My Plantar Fasciitis?

With plantar fasciitis, you suffer from chronic pain in the bottom of your heel or the bottom of your foot. Pain relievers: Nonsteroidal anti-infla...

Head Injury

Head injuries are damage to the scalp, skull, or brain caused by trauma. A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that happens when t...

Simple Fitness How-Tos

Sit on the floor, feet flat, holding the backs of your thighs. Pilates Roll- Up. Lie on your back with legs straight, feet flexed, arms reaching ov...

Achilles Tendon Injuries

An Achilles tendon injury can happen to anyone, whether you’re an athlete or just going about your everyday life. If your Achilles tendon tears, yo...

Tendinitis

Tendinitis (also called tendonitis) is an inflammation or irritation of a tendon, a thick cord that attaches bone to muscle.