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It’s not the workouts as much as our relationships with them. We strangely and regularly encounter an invisible pull or magnetic...

The findings suggest that motivation and drive to stay active are programmed in the brain.

You may have to experiment with different tempos to find something that really gets your heart, muscles and mind pumping, but...

A higher count of free testosterone, however, comes with a price. Estrogen-blocking supplements don’t affect another enzyme, 5-alpha reductase, which converts...

Amy got her start in fitness to keep up with her kids, and it is that devotion to fitness that has...

Doing things even slightly differently can have good effects on mental acuity.

Though we press toward the goal before us, it’s reassuring to know that we need not train mercilessly, that there are...

Brilliant people do it all the time: They let their minds wander into a day-dreamy state to solve a problem.

America has become a nation of neurotics—obsessed that we’re missing out on something. We gnaw our nails worrying that whatever we...

  Age: 27 Weight: 115 contest; 135 off-season Height: 5’3 1/2” Residence: Palatine, Illinois Occupation: Web administrator, diet and chef consultant...

Age: 35 Weight: 122 contest; 128 off-season Height: 5’4 1/2” Residence: Gilbert, Arizona Occupation: Co-owner of Check Me Out Fitness and...

Age: 32 Weight: 198 contest; 225 off-season Height: 5’7” Residence: Carolina, Puerto Rico Occupation: Owner of Flex Fitness Center and Sports...

Age: 29 Weight: 165 contest; 200 off-season Height: 5’5” Residence: Jacksonville, Florida Occupation: Middle-school teacher Contest highlights: ’08 Nationals, welterweight, 4th;...

Age: 40 Weight: 154 contest; 180 off-season Height: 5’4” Residence: Queens, New York Occupation: Physical therapist and personal trainer Contest highlights:...

Age: 23 Weight: 185 contest; 208 off-season Height: 5’7” Residence: Cincinnati, Ohio Occupation: Student and certified personal trainer Contest highlights: ’08...