According to this December 3, 2009, Science Daily report, adults who are fit have a higher IQ and are more likely to go on to a university. The results were recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study involved 1.2 million Swedish men doing military service who were born [...]

Chinmay Manohar in the Department Endocrinology, Nutrition and Diabetes of the Mayo Clinic has designed a device to help motivate people to be more active. His team developed a program that helps people monitor their normal day-to-day physical activity using an everyday device like a cell phone or mp3 player. Based on a study published in [...]

In partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, as part of the Games Beyond Entertainment Week, the 6th Annual Games for Health Conference will be held May 24-27, 2010 at the Hyatt Harborside in Boston, MA. Conference attendees will have three days to explore the role of videogames in health and healthcare and will have [...]

Just released yesterday, the latest game in the All Star video game franchise for play on the Nintendo Wii, All Star Karate, which challenges players to punch, kick and chop their way through the game with play features based on real karate moves. The game description says it offers a true full-body experience by allowing [...]

In conjunction with this year’s U.S. Census, Gold’s Gym and Health.com have teamed up to assess how the state of the nation’s health has changed since 2000. The result? A 2010 “Fitness Census” that paints a brutally honest portrait of our nation’s health, our growing waistline and what the future holds for America in 2020. [...]