Achieving the perfect body: nutritional behaviors of nonprofessional, regional female dancers; Trying to balance good nutrition with the demand for a lean body poses a serious challenge for dancers.
Dance is a performance art and a lifetime physical activity. Dancers gain cognitive, affective, and psychomotor development by participating in dance activities. Proper dance training also enriches the growth and development of young aspiring dancers. For females, however, dance imposes a strict body image regimen and fitness standards, which...

The skinny on fat: a skeptical evaluation of the Atkins and other low carb diets.
Editor's note. As we went to press with this issue the controversy over the death of Dr Atkins erupted upon the unauthorized release of documents indicating that he may have died not just of complication of a head injury from a fall, but from being overweight. To date this...

Top Online Health & Lifestyle Media Brand Inks Major Book Deal.
Cultural Phenomenon SparkPeople.com Goes Multi-Platform Company Appoints Tami Booth Corwin To New Position of EVP, Publishing and Content NEW YORK, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- In its first major offline content deal, SparkPeople.com has signed with Hay House, the world's leading publisher of self-improvement books and...

GNC - A Healthy Addition to AIRMALL(R); BAA Welcomes Health & Nutrition Center to Pittsburgh International.
PITTSBURGH, April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Pittsburgh-based General Nutrition Centers (GNC) opened its doors at Pittsburgh International Airport's AIRMALL(R), BAA Pittsburgh Inc. announced today. The new 600-square-foot nutrition headquarters resides at the entrance of Concourse A. Pittsburgh International is the second airport store of the nation's largest specialty...

Teaching the 'whys' and 'hows' of cardiorespiratory fitness.
If poorly developed and presented, cognitive instructional cardiorespiratory programs can benefit students by motivating them to participate in a program of lifetime fitness. Aerobic activities such as walking, running, swimming, cycling, and dancing are offered in secondary school fitness programs, but to what extent are these activities accompanied by...

World Health Day observed today.
Byline: SHIANEE R. MAMANGLU The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday urged government authorities to provide a safe and conducive environment for people to do physical activities on the occasion of the celebration of World Health Day today. The WHO has adopted the theme "Move for...

eDiets.com(R) Announces Q3 2008 Results.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- eDiets.com, Inc. , a leading provider of convenient at-home diet, fitness and healthy lifestyle solutions, today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. Revenues for the third quarter of 2008 were $4.8 million, compared...

eDiets.com(R) Appoints Kevin N. McGrath as President and CEO.
Company Hires Executive with Proven Ability to Develop Companies into Industry Leaders Experienced Executive to Focus on Profitable Revenue Growth Opportunities FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- eDiets.com, Inc , a leading provider of convenient at-home diet, fitness and healthy lifestyle solutions, has appointed...

Southern Home Medical (SHMM) Enters Multi-Billion Dollar Health & Wellness Industry.
Southern Home Forecasts Health & Wellness Division to Exceed $5M in Sales by 2010 SPARTANBURG, S.C., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southern Home Medical Equipment, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SHMM) announced today the opening of a new division of the company called "ENCORE". Health, Wellness and Fitness are all...

eDiets.com(R) to Report Third Quarter 2008 Results on Thursday, November 13, 2008.
Company will host Conference Call on Friday, November 14th FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- eDiets.com, Inc. , a leading provider of convenient at-home diet, fitness and healthy lifestyle solutions, today announced that it will report results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2008, after...