Americans plan to apply a new DIY-attitude across the board this year -- to their vacations, staying in shape and even beauty maintenance. It's all part of the trend of trying to scale back and save more money.
It's a fundamental principle of human nature: The pain of loss is stronger than the pleasure of gain. So can the pain of potentially losing some cash motivate Americans to keep their commitments to exercise?
In spite of all the attention on weight gain from health and diet industries, public policies and the news, U.S. obesity rates keep rising. A new study finds that those rates grew in 28 states last year, only declining in one place -- the District of Columbia.
It's assumed that expanding health coverage is the same thing as improving Americans' health. Not true. If Congress were serious about improving health, then some of the $1 trillion for health reform could go toward fitness programs, including rebates for being fit.
Runners spend $20 billion a year on running shoes, but is all the fancy footwear really a good investment? A new study finds that running shoes exert a lot more stress on key joints than running barefoot, potentially increasing a runner%u2019s risk of developing osteoarthritis.
