Fitness

Tips on choosing the right pedometer and how to use it to achieve your weight loss goals

This past weekend, Science-ish was disappointed to read Margaret Wente’s column on health evidence, in which she opened: “Today’s health wisdom has a way of becoming tomorrow’s bunk… This may help explain why all the standard diet and exercise advice is worthless.”

Fall in love with fitness with these three simple tips

Think you're too busy for exercise? Think again. Learn how to prioritize your time so there's room for fitness every day.

If you've ever been to a gym, you've received fitness advice, whether you wanted it or not. Do cardio before you lift weights. Or wait, do your lifting before you get on the treadmill. The elliptical machine is the best cardio machine, unless you think the treadmill is. Running will either ruin your knees or make your joints stronger. How do we know which advice is sound and which we should ignore?