5 Early Birds Share Everyday Productivity Strategies

We can't all be morning people, but we can crib from the caffeine-stained playbooks of successful early risers. Here's how. The early bird catching the worm is more than just a tired chestnut, it’s a proven fact. Research by Christoph Randler, a biology professor at the University of Education in Heidelberg, Germany, found that people who started their days earlier were more active and goal ...

Fitness gadgets help motivate when a scale just isn’t enough

Tracking results and measuring progress could be the ticket to nudge exercisers to keep pushing. Fitness gadgets run the gamut from GPS-equipped watches to iPhone applications that track calories consumed and burned and measure one’s heart rate.

P90X workout passes muster as a good cardio workout in study

The P90X workout is an incredibly popular home-based, boot camp-style video exercise program that some fitness fanatics swear by. But does it do the job? A study of the system finds it does improve cardio respiratory function.

Fitness Fridays: Tracking your fitness/running route/workouts -- there are apps for that too

I've tried pedometers but never found one that seemed even half-way reliable. Or perhaps I just didn't like the results -- or nonresults -- that they recorded. (And I've always wondered if it's true that tapping your foot while sitting could actually move the needle ...?) Now I've discovered that a new high-tech tool is in favor with the walking/running crowd: the smartphone app.

15 Ways to Improve Fitness

Don’t let exercise be the first thing to fall off your busy schedule. Learn how to work in a workout―and make it really effective.