Don't count on those calorie counters

A little over a year ago, I was killing time on an elliptical machine at a local gym, using a wristwatch heart rate monitor to track the workout.

Briefs: Keep those cold germs at bay

Exercise at least four days a week. Regular moderate exercise boosts your immune system and helps to prevent infections.

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IMAGINE swimming under the sea in search of a Great White Shark. It's not everyone's idea of fun, but it's all in a day's work for one RAF officer from Gloucester .

Find Your Schwinn 430 Elliptical Trainer Deals Here

Those looking for Schwinn 430 Elliptical Trainer deals will be in for a pleasant surprise.

In space, people would face lots of health dangers

Space shuttle commander Christopher Ferguson and his crew took a small but crucial step for space travel in the past two weeks, enlarging the International Space Station so it can house six astronauts instead ...

CNN Video - Fight Financial Stress with Free Hugs

The people of Hong Kong have been shocked by the economic downturn. How are they coping with all that stress? CNN's Eunice Yoon reports.

What should I do now?

As usual, I will be returning to the motherland in December. As a result, I'll be at a loose end from mid-December to the end of the month.

Regular exercise adds blood vessels in brain, study shows

CHICAGO - Exercise is known to help prevent cognitive decline and maintain the brain as people age, and now researchers think they know one reason why.People who engaged in long-term, regular exercise had ...

Planners told to think of exercise

Urban planners should promote exercise when they design public transport and neighborhood facilities, experts told the second Shanghai International Forum on Exercise and Health at the Shanghai University of ...

Exercise Helps Prevent Age-Related Brain Changes

Older adults who exercise regularly show increased cerebral blood flow and a greater number of small blood vessels in the brain, according to findings presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...