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

Every year we watch the Oscars to get an idea of what’s in fashion. We admire the dresses … sometimes we trash them … and then we go back to our humdrum wardrobes. It might actually be easier and definitely cheaper to get an Oscar worthy body than it is to get an Oscar worth frock.

I feel bad for Jennifer Love Hewitt. She has unwittingly and unfairly become the poster child for body image in Hollywood.

I’d like to let you all in on a little secret. The fitness industry is about 95% marketing! It’s some guys in suits sitting around figuring out how they can tap into this billion dollar industry

You go the gym, a lot. You look good, you feel good, your friends ask you for fitness advice. You think to yourself, “This would be my dream job, helping people look fabulous and hanging out in a gym all day. Where do I sign up?”

I was asked on Twitter today about how a guy could ask a girl out at a health club without looking like a “perv.” I laughed, I work in a gym, I’ve been in the fitness industry for 14 years, I’ve seen many attempts, most of them failing badly. So I thought I’d offer some guidelines.

when the Olympics come around, I just sit on my couch in awe at what those bodies … all of those bodies can do

I’ve been emphasizing small goals for New Year’s Resolutions because they’re the easiest to keep. Also a little success gives you a boost as you work towards your final goal. So here’s my plan, what I actually do, to lose five pounds. Depending on how much you have to lose, just take a week off and then repeat.

My MomTV show (“Lisa Johnson Fit,” Wednesdays at 8:30 pm Eastern) will be giving away a free Vado mini-video camera to the person (any human, not just Moms!) with the best New Year’s resolution.  Just …

I did a little research and found one sobering statistic. A survey done this time last year found that 66% of Americans have made New Year’s Resolutions and 17% actually managed to keep them.