You don't need to join an expensive gym to build those muscles and get fit. Melanie Wingo learned some tricks to work out while your kids play at the park.
Resources from KATU "Commit 2 Be Fit" to help you eat healthier and live a healthier lifestyle.
We’re honored to announce that Portland Mayor Charlie Hales has officially declared Monday “KATU Family Matters Commit 2 Be Fit Day.”
For some people who are battling cancer, working out is helping to prolong and improve their lives.
It's easy to become dismayed if the number on the scale doesn't reflect all the hard work you've invested in to losing weight. Take heart. It takes time.
KATU's Melanie Wingo has been taking us along on her Commit 2 Be Fit journey. She got a progress report at KATU on Wednesday with our station-wide health screening.
People are using the website HealthyWage.com for a little motivation to lose weight. You pay in to the program then compete with other people for cash prizes to see who can lose the most weight.
Are you intimidated by running and would rather just walk each day? A new study from the American Heart Association compared walking and running.
Some businesses are finding ways to encourage fitness and good health for their employees by giving them opportunities to break a sweat between 9 to 5. Click on the "Play Video" button above to watch this story.
A lovely ripple effect has resulted since I started transforming my life. I’ve made better food choices for weeks in a row!
When I was in my early 20s, which feels like a hundred years ago, my idea of getting on track with a new fitness plan was suiting up in my workout clothes and then going to Fred Meyer to purchase a Power Bar, a Diet Dr. Pepper and a Shape Magazine.
Providence Health and Services is offering seminars for women experiencing the "middle age spread," or weight gain in your 40s and 50s.
Imagine making some changes to your menu at home and in the process you change your health diagnosis. Dr. Miles Hassell says you can reverse your diagnosis of type 2 diabetes for example by what you eat. Click on the "Play Video" button to watch this story.
A pizza sounds great when things get hectic and hitting up the fast food drive-thru on your way home from work is, well, fast! But as KATU's Melanie Wingo shows us, constructing a quick family meal at the grocery store can be almost as convenient, cost-effective and a lot healthier.
We're helping you discover ways to be healthier with exercise, nutrition and now sleep.
KATU's Melanie Wingo spoke with a sleep expert to find out how sleep and our ability to lose weight go hand-in-hand.
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Eating clean can improve your health (Video)
