Swimming is a non-impact, non-weight-bearing cardiovascular exercise. This makes it particularly valuable to people who are obese or have range of motion issues.

Tights come in a range of weights and textures, and offer varying degrees of stretch and support. Here's a guide to choosing the right tights depending on your workout.

You may not have a ton of control over where you live and where you work, but one thing you likely can change is making your commute more active. Here's how:

The best fitness-friendly underwear wicks moisture, stays put and is so comfy you forget they’re there. Here are some top tips for choosing the perfect pair.

There are a few different factors that play a role in figuring out how many steps it takes to walk a mile. Here's how to figure it out for yourself.

Fitness apparel brand, Athleta is taking heat for putting plus-sized clothes on straight-sized models.

It’s fun to use formulas to predict your teen’s height – as long as you take such predictions with a grain of salt. Shoe size generally is proportional to height, so it’s used in many height-predicting formulations. Such formulations sometimes take the parents’ height into account, as well.

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Wearing a supportive sports bra while exercising is critical to avoiding discomfort and straining the ligaments around your breasts, and delay sagging. As you work out and perspire, your sports bra can cause chafing, irritation and a rash on and around your breasts.

When Joseph Pilates developed his exercise methodology, he was influenced by gymnastics, yoga, martial arts, boxing, bodybuilding and diving, as well as Eastern and Western philosophies.

Your pedometer is a helpful tool for increasing your physical activity. Wearing your pedometer daily will motivate you to increase the number of steps you take. You may find yourself parking further away from the entrance to stores in order to reach your daily steps goal.

Modern running shoes are feats of design. As the single most important piece of equipment a runner needs, shoes have to provide support, flexibility, grip and stability.