World Fitness Center

Workers see higher health costs, less care
Companies are cutting healthcare costs further amid a continuing sour economy, scaling back benefits and shifting a greater share of the expense to employees.

How Good Is Your Energy Bar?
Learn what ingredients you should avoid and what to look for in a healthier energy bar. Find out which energy bars are healthier.

Fiber Facts & Functions
Dietary fiber is essential for health of your digestive system as well as you vascular system. Fiber, soluble and insoluble help regulate blood sugar (glucose levels) in the control or mitigation of type 2 diabetes, blood pressure, and a host of other bodily functions. Learn how much is enough and where to get the right fiber, soluble or insoluble, and the difference between the two.

Dumbbell Shoulder Squat
The dumbbell shoulder squat is an alternative to the dumbbell squat with weights hanging at the sides. This requires you to balance the dumbbells on the shoulders with a hammer grip.

Leg Extension Rules
Leg extensions are weight training exercises done with a lever machine in a gym. The exercise works mainly the quadriceps muscles of the front of the thigh. Debate over the safety and utility of this exercise is long standing.

Surgery prevents breast cancers in high-risk women
Women with mutations in the well-known BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have their breasts and ovaries removed are much more likely to survive than women who do not get preventive surgery, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Calorie Calculator
Find out if you are burning enough calories. The Calorie Calculator determines how many calories you’re burning.

How to Pick an Exercise Bike
Exercise bike is one of the most used exercise equipment. It is the machine of choice for people suffering from back and neck pain. These bikes provide support for your weight and upper body while giving a very low impact aerobic workout.

The LifeCORE LC985VG Elliptical Trainer is a High Quality Compact Machine
The LifeCORE LC985VG elliptical trainer is actually quite unusual. It is a compact elliptical machine. But, unlike most of the ones in this category, it is made of durable construction.

5 Tips to Gain Muscle in Your Arms
If you are looking for tips to gain muscle in your arms you have come to the right spot! The #1 neglected training tactic when it comes to training arms is not training biceps and triceps proportionally.

Strength Training Without Weights - Home Workout No Equipment Needed
If you think you can only add muscle mass through weight training, try incorporating strength training without weights and see how good the results can be. Not only is bodyweight training effective, but it’s provides a home workout, no equipment needed!

Leg Extension Rules
Leg extensions are weight training exercises done with a lever machine in a gym. The exercise works mainly the quadriceps muscles of the front of the thigh. Debate over the safety and utility of this exercise is long standing.

Antioxidants and Weights
Antioxidant supplements like vitamin E and vitamin C are common supplements among people doing regular exercise workouts like weight training. Now, evidence suggests they may be slowing you down rather than pepping you up.

Weights and Diabetes
Weight training and strength training assist in preventing and controlling type 2 diabetes by improving glucose and insulin control.

Weight Loss 101
Get the basics about weight loss, how exercise helps you lose weight and tips for getting results out of your exercise and weight loss program.