Fitness and Exercise - Safety & Injury Prevention

While some exercises can cause your neck pain, performing these may remedy it.

While it's praised for its meditative approach to exercise, some experts are critical of the high incidence of injury.

Learn how to build strong bones and protect against osteoporosis.

The gym is great for improving health, but it can also be a danger zone. Some of the biggest safety issues happen right after your workout.

You don’t need to shy away from running in freezing weather as long as you’re properly prepared. Here's how to get ready and go.

For many long distance runners and other athletes, diarrhea is an unwanted workout buddy. It affects up to 80 percent of marathoners and other extreme athletes.

Some experts say you'll burn more fat if you exercise on an empty stomach. Others assert your athletic performance will suffer if you don't fuel it with the right food. Who's right?

Why is the barefoot running movement gaining popularity? Is it simply a fad popularized by a few outspoken naturalists? Or is there science that backs a more natural approach to running?

Forget about that famous "runner's high." Serious runners will tell you: running hurts, at least at first. If you can't run away from the pain, should you run through it?

Here's a new idea that just might be the best way for aging people to get fit.

Exercise is the best medicine for almost everything that ails you, but what should you know to make sure you don't push yourself too far if you have heart disease?

If you've resolved to start walking more, be sure you don't walk right into injury or pain. Follow our tips to avoid everything from blisters to shin splints.

What can you do to treat this condition or prevent it from happening in the first place?

Your knees have a heavy load to bear. They support a good percentage of your body weight and have been doing so since you learned to walk. So it's no surprise that as you get older, your knees may experience a little (or a lot) more trouble than they used to.

Nothing's more convenient than working out at home. You throw down your mat, grab your weights, pop in a DVD and voila--you're exercising. For too many people, however, that workout DVD puts them on the fast track to injury. Here's how to protect yourself.

Know what to watch out for whether you're going for a jog or lifting weights.

Studies show that lowfat milk is a better choice than sports drinks or soy beverages for replacing lost fluids and repairing muscles after endurance exercises and strength training.

Every day, thousands of people put themselves in harms way by doing something healthy: exercising. They hit the track, gym, court, or pool with such extreme that they end up doing more harm than good. So how much is too much?

Understanding why this is the case can help prevent further tears, sprains, strains.

When an individual gets pain at the elbow, frequently the diagnosis is tennis elbow. This condition is considered to be the result of irritation of the tendons from the muscles that extend the wrist and fingers found on the top of the forearm.

Trying to leap back to last season's performance level without appropriate training can be the fast track to a sports injury this spring.

What causes muscle cramps in the first place, and how can they be avoided?

Read on to learn about this method that's helping fitness fanatics get back on their feet.

Will caffeine help take away the pain? Read on to find out.

This common and painful condition could be hampering your workouts, but how do you know if you have it?

Recent reports are questioning whether some of the most popular ab exercises are effective--or even safe.

Here, ten fun moves to get you all limbered up.

If you have arthritis, you may be apprehensive about exercising your upper body for fear of hurting yourself or causing pain. Relax. Exercising is actually beneficial.

Whether you’re a senior yourself or have a special one in your life, read on for simple ways to get in shape—remember, a little can go a long way.

Read on for seven tips that will help keep daily runners on track.