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  • Health

How one writer quit dieting and discovered her strength through weightlifting

Casey Johnston spent years running and restricting calories. When she started weightlifting, she rebuilt muscle mass — and her relationship with her body.

May 08, 2025
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By:
  • Mara Gordon
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/07/13/1154459269/richard-simmons-fitness-exercise-star-dead"target="_blank"   ><strong>Read Richard Simmons' obituary</strong></a>

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Richard Simmons, who believed fitness is for everyone, dies at 76

With his short shorts, sparkly tank tops, frizzy hair and flamboyant personality, Simmons created a fitness empire. He preached positivity, portion control, moving your body — and having fun.

July 13, 2024
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By:
  • Kyle Norris
Clarence DeMar in 1932.

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  • Health

A study of this champion's heart helped prove the benefits of exercise

More than a 100 years ago, doctors thought that too much running or other vigorous activity could harm us. Marathoner Clarence DeMar proved them wrong.

September 23, 2023
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By:
  • Paul Cuno-Booth
Matt Wilpers attends "Peloton on Tour" in Alpharetta, Ga. in August 2023.

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  • News

Georgia-raised Peloton instructor Matt Wilpers on fitness, nutrition, and his favorite 'snacky snacks'

Users of Peloton, the exercise-machine-slash-social media company, can choose between what seems like an endless selection of workouts guided by friendly, funny, and fit instructors. One of the company's most popular instructors, with more than 280,000 Instagram followers, has roots here in Georgia: Matt Wilpers. 

August 22, 2023
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  • Peter Biello

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  • Health

There's a way to get healthier without even going to a gym. It's called NEAT

All those daily activities we'd rather avoid — taking the stairs, cleaning the house etc. — have a big metabolic payoff. Non-exercise activity thermogenesis can help manage weight and boost health.

July 22, 2023
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  • Will Stone
Air Force service members run a timed 1.5 miles during their annual physical fitness test at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois in June. The U.S. Space Force intends to do away with once-a-year assessments in favor of wearable technology.

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  • Fitness & Nutrition

The Space Force is scrapping the annual fitness test in favor of wearable trackers

The new approach aims to promote overall fitness instead of focusing on specific exercises, and the devices will also give Guardians feedback about mental health, balanced eating and sleep.

August 03, 2022
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By:
  • Eric Schmid
Maillard Howell, head of fitness at Reebok and co-owner of Dean CrossFit, doesn't promise clients they'll be the most ripped person on the beach. Instead, he tells them, "you're going to be able to play with your kids without getting out of breath."

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  • Fitness & Nutrition

Why Working Out Should Be About More Than What You See In The Mirror

Exercise is important, but balancing exercise with mental health and your own body confidence can be a tricky thing to pull off. These tips can help you along your fitness journey.

September 18, 2021
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong and
  • Audrey Nguyen

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  • Health

How Weight Lifting Helped One Writer Work Through Her PTSD

A personal trainer and trauma specialist explores how a mindful approach to strength training can help people heal emotional trauma.

May 21, 2021
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By:
  • Maggie Mertens
Four-year-old Lois Copley-Jones, the photographer's daughter, takes part in a livestreamed broadcast of "PE With Joe" on March 23, 2020, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England. The popular fitness series ended Friday.

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  • World

As Schools Reopen, Popular 'PE With Joe' Online Exercise Class Goes Bye-Bye

A year ago, as the pandemic began, fitness instructor Joe Wicks started a daily exercise class for kids on YouTube. The videos became popular with kids and their parents. Now the series is ending.

March 05, 2021
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By:
  • Barry Gordemer,
  • Noel King,
  • and 1 more
With the pandemic, many people are turning to at-home workouts and walks in their neighborhoods. That's good, says <em data-stringify-type="italic">Exercised</em> author Daniel Lieberman. "You don't have to do incredible strength training ... to get some benefits of physical activity."

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  • Health

Just Move: Scientist Author Debunks Myths About Exercise And Sleep

Paleoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman says the concept of "getting exercise" is relatively new. His new book, Exercised, examines why we run, lift and walk for a workout when our ancestors didn't.

January 21, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
People are working out in the shadows.

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  • Economy

Secret Gyms And The Economics Of Prohibition

COVID-19 safeguards have created a black market for gyms.

August 11, 2020
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky

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