Lord knows there are tons of “days” out there. Various groups try to attract a little attention by declaring a “day” and then holding some sort of festival. Sometimes it really takes off, “Earth Day” for instance and sometimes it’s a bit of a flop, April 17th is “National Cheeseball Day,” is anyone planning to celebrate that one? Now we have World Fitness Day.

The NCAA basketball tournament is going on and perhaps you’re inspired to shoot some hoops with your friends this weekend. Here’s some things to keep in mind.

How much do you need to exercise every day? Some new research points were just released from the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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

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.

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.