Gyms

Writing a Muscular Mystery

Lev Raphael | Posted 04.06.2012

Lev Raphael

I've always been making up stories about people I see, whether in restaurants, malls, parks, theaters, wherever. hat's just how I see the world, or the many worlds within this world. One of those is the enormous health club that I've belonged to for 20 years.

WATCH: Oyster's Top Fitness Hotels

Oyster | Posted 03.30.2012

Oyster

Now that beach season is around the corner, it's time to start busting our butts into bikini-approved shape.

How Do These Ads Promote Fitness?

Blisstree | Posted 01.05.2012

Equinox, the upscale gym with locations in New York, Dallas, Chicago and other locations throughout the east and west coast, is causing quite an uproa...

The Inside Scoop On Personal Trainers

Michael Feigin, M.S., C.S.C.S. | Posted 11.14.2011

Michael Feigin, M.S., C.S.C.S.

Maybe you're just starting an exercise program or maybe you have been at it a very long time, but in either case, the idea of hiring a personal trainer may have crossed you mind.

Sara Gaynes

Germiest Places At The Gym

HuffingtonPost.com | Sara Gaynes | Posted 10.08.2011

Ever wonder where the most bacteria lurks at your local gym? Peter Sheldon, the vice president of operations at Coverall Cleaning, did, so he and his ...

Gym v. Sport: How Fitness Centers Artificially Recreate Our Simplest Childhood Pursuits

Julia Neyman | Posted 05.25.2011

Julia Neyman

Gyms are constantly innovating with new classes and high-tech equipment that looks increasingly like... middle school P.E.

When It Comes to Exercise, Go Native, Not Neurotic!

Natalia Rose | Posted 11.17.2011

Natalia Rose

This morning, I took my first exercise class in roughly a decade. My beloved childhood friend, bless her heart, suggested we try it. Even in the winte...

Forget a "Fat Tax." Tax the Fat.

John Ridley | Posted 05.25.2011

John Ridley

With all the talk -- and screaming and gun-toting -- that's going on around the health care reform debate, maybe the answer is orbiting our ever-expanding guts.