The premise of the show is to drop a fish-out-of-water Brit into the middle of the unhealthiest city in the US. Huntington, WV leads the country in heart disease, diabetes and obesity rates. More than 50% of it’s population is obese, not just overweight, obese.

Michelle Obama is trying to cure childhood obesity in one generation. Here’s her plan on how to do it. Warning, scary statistics!

The heritage of this machine comes from the Russian Olympic training program back in the 1960s. The Russians expended a great deal of money and time crafting better athletes and they came up with this vibrating platform as one way to do it

I was wandering around the USDA website (yes, I do this for fun …) and came across a really great resource. A little fact sheet on how to be a healthy role model for children. It’s got some simple things you can do, especially if you’re a parent, to make sure kids learn how to live healthfully.

The food industry is starting to react towards the positive. Coca-Cola, Pepsi & Dr. Pepper have all teamed up to form a lobbying group, AmeriBev. They’ve begun running ads saying they are reducing, immediately, the number of calories in school vending machines by 88%. This is a first step, but by no means should you be throwing your hands up and shouting hallelujah …

A recent post about single mingling in the gym caused a bit of a stir as men and women weighed in on the best way to approach someone at the gym you have a crush on. I thought I’d expand on gym etiquette in general with some do’s and don’ts.

We’ve been vaguely aware of it for years … dress sizes are getting ever more generous. Your brain is pretty sure you’re a size 10 but then you’re shopping and lo and behold a “size 6″ suddenly fits you. Suddenly that item of clothing is much more appealing.

The annual County Health Rankings have been released. How healthy is your county? A great interactive chart.