Physical Fitness and Exercise

Bruce Willis seeks action on his Beverly Hills estate

2013-06-14 21:10:00

Actor Bruce Willis has entered the fray in the Westside's action-packed housing market, listing his Beverly Hills mansion at $22 million. The walled and gated estate includes a 1928 Spanish-style house with a porte-cochere, a swimming pool surrounded by...

Researchers find 2 types of brain atrophy in 'Gulf War illness'

2013-06-14 18:54:00

Using brain scans and exercise stress tests, researchers have identified two biologically distinct subgroups of veterans suffering from so-called Gulf War illness. Their bodies reacted differently to physical exertion, and their brains had atrophied...

Lululemon cracks jokes, plans men's stores amid controversy

2013-06-14 05:00:00

The gale force of controversy that’s battered Lululemon Athletica Inc. in recent months would have left most executives curled up in a ball, bedridden and buried under a mound of crumpled tissues. Instead, the company’s leadership team,...

Return of the Aquabats, Interview II: The Q&A

2013-06-15 08:55:00

The Aquabats are a band from Southern California who dress as superheroes and are also the stars of their own television series. In "The Aquabats! Super Show!," which airs Saturday mornings on the Hub, they travel about in their Battle Tram to play...

Matters of the Heart

2013-06-13 12:55:00

A recent study shows that when it comes to matters of the heart, there are indeed differences between the sexes. Researchers combed through a database of more than 1 million heart attack cases and discovered that women, especially those under the age of...

Fusion fitness

2013-06-14 12:13:00

Can’t decide between Pilates and spinning? L.A.’s new fusion fitness trend wraps different exercises into one class for added benefits and efficiency. We rounded up five local hybrid classes offering two — or more — workouts in...

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez to train for Floyd Mayweather in Big Bear

2013-06-14 20:48:00

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, in a nod to the cardio endurance test that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will pose in September, will make Big Bear his full-time training home. Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 knockouts) has spent recent camps training in Santa Monica...

Comedian Anthony Anderson gets serious about his health after diabetes diagnosis

2013-06-15 00:00:00

Fear can be a powerful motivator, at least at first. Actor and comedian Anthony Anderson understands that sticking to an exercise regimen and improving eating habits takes more than a disquieting conversation with a physician to sustain motivation. I'...

Kids can smarten up with Monkey Wisdom

2013-06-15 00:00:00

When you need your child to calm down and focus before school or for that big test, Monkey Wisdom can help. This exercise is a great warm-up for reading and writing, says Leah Kalish, founder of Move With Me Action Adventures, which specializes in yoga...

Deployment to war doesn't figure in majority of military suicides

2013-06-15 16:22:00

Nate Evans had three children depending on him and held down a good job running a hyperbaric chamber at a hospital. But what he really wanted was to go to war. In 2008, as the U.S. death toll in Iraq and Afghanistan approached 5,000, Evans became a...

Farmers Markets: In Lancaster, uncertified but top quality

2013-06-14 10:17:00

At many Southern California certified farmers markets, the vendors may comply with agricultural regulations but still offer only mediocre produce and may never have actually set foot on a farm. Paradoxically, the Antelope Valley Winery farmers market in...

New abortion rules assume women are really stupid

2013-06-13 15:20:00

The House Judiciary Committee, dominated by Republican men who still have not learned to avoid the subject of rape and pregnancy, took up the issue of abortion this week. Normally, the news about abortion focuses on the machinations of conservative...

U.S. Marine Sgt. James Bernard, 25, attends a yoga class at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego on June 10, 2013. Preliminary military studies have advanced the use of alternative therapies like yoga.

2013-06-14 17:22:03

Viveca Jensen (center), founder of Pilates-and-boxing exercise routine Piloxing, leads a workout.

2013-06-14 12:35:17

Michael R. Yormark is President of Sunrise Sports & Entertainment and is responsible for overseeing all of the organization's operating entities including the Florida Panthers hockey club, the BBT Center arena venue, the Saveology.

2013-06-11 00:00:00