Health | Jeannine Stein | September 15, 2008
Six-pack abs -- everyone wants them, but only some know the best ways to get them. Contrary to popular belief, it's not just about staying loyal to the standard crunches.
World | Mark Magnier | August 3, 2008
When Wu Yifu wants to play basketball with his friends, he has to travel 30 minutes by subway, pay $2, and then wait for up to two hours to get on the public court.
Health | Erin Cline Davis | May 26, 2008
THOUGH THE wisdom that comes with age can help navigate metaphorical bumps in the road of life, actual, physical obstacles can cause stumbles and falls.
Health | Roy M. Wallack | March 3, 2008
BRING on the Power Ball! At the FitExpo event held mid-February in the Los Angeles Convention Center, I joined about 6,000 people from around the country who'd taken the four-minute "tryout," the first step in becoming a contestant on the newly resurrected NBC spectacle of strength, speed and coordination, "American Gladiators.
California | Local | Susannah Rosenblatt | February 10, 2008
She might be 13 and beanpole-thin, but Lauren Hagedorn can compete with any Navy SEAL. Hagedorn, a runner and swimmer from Manhattan Beach, stuck out in the crowd of mostly muscled, 20-something guys grunting and sweating through a series of grueling exercise events set up by the SEALs for the public on the UCLA campus Saturday morning.
Health | Jeannine Stein | December 24, 2007
The fitness and weight-loss industry has been without one of its most vociferous and prolific spokeswomen for about a decade now. But fear not, intrepid dieters, Susan Powter is back.