Fad or fitness enhancer?
(Under Armour)
Athletes seem to use compression gear more and more, the research on effectiveness is inconclusive.
Conquering unhealthful eating habits
(Deb Lindsey / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
Local physician Pam Peeke, founder of Peeke Performance Center for Healthy Living, says a majority of Americans show some signs of struggling with food addiction.
Pride cometh after the fall
(Richard A. Lipski / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
Misfits columnist Lenny Bernstein finishes the JFK 50-Mile run after a bone-breaking “face plant.”
Staying fit on the ice rink
National Gallery of Art Ice Rink. (Matt McClain/Post)
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