Yoga—so healthy, right? Definitely ... but it also can be intimidating. Could it be the size-zero cuties in tight yoga pants sauntering across the studio? Perhaps it’s the former gymnasts happily twisting themselves into pretzels? Or maybe it’s the thousand-yard stare of the longtime practitioner who instinctively knows what to do with his socks, precisely how to place his sticky ...

Here’s a book title that should make you smile—“Stealth Health: How to Sneak Age-Defying, Disease-Fighting Habits Into Your Life Without Really Trying.” Come again? From your morning shower to the evening news, from your work commute to your household chores, the book’s co-author, David Katz, M.D., says there are at least 2,400 ways to sneak healthy activities into daily living. ...

People have been telling me I appear taller than I actually am for years. I’m not tall by any means—pretty average, in fact, at 5 feet 5 inches. My secret? I stand up straight. Yes, shockingly enough, those years of being told to “suck your stomach in and tuck your derriere under” by drill sergeant-esque ballet instructors has paid off, ...

Computers have long been blamed for enhancing the already-sedentary existence of the U.S. population, where 60 percent of adults and 17 percent of teens are overweight. But when 33.9 million households have computers and most of the working world cannot imagine business without one, it’s clear that computers are not going to be the losers in this national battle of ...

For those looking to lose weight and keep it off, the key is logging more face time at the gym. Big surprise, right? Well, it might be, if your idea of “more time” is 30 minutes a day—because a new study shows that working out consistently at a high level (like 75 minutes a day) is what will produce better ...