Fitness and Exercise
Learn about fitness and exercise
Physical activity is not just for jocks. It's for everyone. Being active can help you stay healthy, control your weight, and get the most out of life. No matter what your age or condition, there is a type of exercise that's right for you.
To learn more, browse our Fitness and Exercise topics, or start with these:
Health Topics
- Achilles Tendon Problems
- Ankle Sprain
- Bob's Story: Biking for Health
- Bursitis
- Exercise and Fibromyalgia
- Exercise During Pregnancy
- Exercise for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Exercise Tips if You Have a Pacemaker or ICD
- Fitness: Getting and Staying Active
- Healthy Activity Habits for Children
- Healthy Eating
- Healthy Habits for Kids
- Heat-Related Illnesses
- Helping Children With Disabilities Stay Active
- Interactive Tool: Are You at Risk for a Heart Attack?
- Interactive Tool: How Many Calories Did You Burn?
- Interactive Tool: What Is Your Target Heart Rate?
- John's Story: Finding a Way to Exercise
- Knee Problems and Injuries
- Kris's Story: Getting Active With No Excuses
- Low Back Pain
- Occupational Therapy
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Physical Activity for Children and Teens
- Physical Therapy
- Quick Tips: Exercising Safely With Arthritis
- Quick Tips: Fitting Physical Activity Into Your Day
- Quick Tips: Getting Active as a Family
- Quick Tips: Getting Active at Home
- Quick Tips: Getting in Shape Without Spending Money
- Quick Tips: Having Enough Energy to Stay Active
- Quick Tips: Setting Goals
- Quick Tips: Staying Active in Cold Weather
- Quick Tips: Staying Active in Hot Weather
- Quick Tips: Staying Active When You Travel
- Returning to Play After a Head Injury During a Sporting Event
- Rotator Cuff Disorders
- Shellie's Story: Finding Time for Physical Activity
- Tai Chi and Qi Gong
- Tendon Injury (Tendinopathy)
- Using a Pedometer or Step Counter
- Walking as Aerobic Exercise
- Weight Management
- What You Need to Know Before Exercising With an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)
- Yoga
Take Action
- Chronic fatigue syndrome: Using graded exercise to get more energy
- COPD: Using exercise to feel better
- Fitness: Adding more activity to your life
- Fitness: Choosing activities that are right for you
- Fitness: Increasing core stability
- Fitness: Staying active
- Fitness: Staying active when you have young children
- Fitness: Teaching your child to stay active
- Fitness: Using a pedometer or step counter
- Fitness: Walking for wellness
- Heart disease: Exercising for a healthy heart
- Heart disease: Walking for a healthy heart
- Heart failure: Activity and exercise
- Low back pain: Exercises to reduce pain
- Osteoarthritis: Exercising with arthritis
- Patellar tracking disorder: Exercises
- Plantar fasciitis: Exercises to relieve pain
- Stress management: Practicing yoga to relax
Last Updated: May 6, 2008
Author: Debby Golonka, MPH
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
