Fitness

Running backward can be a helpful training technique for preventing and recovering from stress injuries, improving balance and performance, and burning extra calories.

Schools with wellness-oriented curriculums teach students social-emotional learning as well as how to thrive — and are leading the way for other institutions to start doing the same.

The Minnesota Vikings quarterback talks about finding the courage to change and having fun under pressure.

We get the pros to answer your questions on gaining weight the healthy way and avoiding knee pain during workout. Plus, two movements to help with shoulder pain.

The motivational phrase “No pain, no gain” is as tired as it is inaccurate. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t push yourself to new limits and higher workout highs.

One woman’s journey from yo-yo diets and a spirit-crushing obsession with weight to a happy, healthy rebirth.

No matter your current fitness level, completing a 5K is both doable and fun. Here’s how to get yourself to the starting line — and across the finish.

This surfing-related fitness trend is as close as most of us will ever get to walking on water.

Selected wisdom from Dan Millman’s guide to training for sport and life.

We get the pros to answer your questions on picking a good personal trainer, optimal activity during rest periods, cortisol and exercise, and warming up your hips.

A skeptic explores her options for treating back pain — while avoiding the needle and the knife.

Regular physical activity has been shown to help enhance cancer recovery by rebuilding patients’ immune systems after chemotherapy.