Fitness

There are health benefits associated with improving your muscular endurance, but if you think that you need to work out with weights to improve your muscular endurance think again.

This is the first in a series of articles to help you develop a functional and sustainable eating and physical activity plan for life.

Physical activity and exercise can benefit your health. What do these terms mean and how can these activities contribute to your health?

Body composition refers to the relative percentage of lean and fat tissue in your body. As a health indicator it may be more important than weight measurement

Cardiovascular fitness refers to the ability of your respiratory system to deliver oxygen to your muscles, and for your muscles to utilize oxygen for sustained physical activity. Why is it important for health?