People squeezed by the economic crisis are still paying for gym memberships and diet centers, but health clubs are having to hold down their fees to keep customers coming in.

If you?re doing some financial belt-tightening at the same time you?re working to whittle your waistline, don?t give up. There are  ways to keep that New Year's resolution.

Can you lose a lot of weight without becoming a ?saggy, baggy elephant?? How well can exercise fight the flab? And is it possible to lose fat only in desired areas but not in others?

New research finds a link between "active transportation" ? biking, walking or taking mass transit ? and less obesity in 17 industrialized countries across Europe, North America and Australia.

You don?t have to spend a lot of money to give the gift of fitness this holiday season.

Actor Patrick Swayze, who has stage IV pancreatic cancer, has checked himself into a hospital for observation because he has pneumonia.

WebMD discusses treating bipolar depression. Learn all about bipolar depression and how this mood disorder is treated with medications and talk therapy.

Skimping on sleep may lead to more nighttime snacking, new research shows.

A new study shows that if one spouse is at risk for cardiac disease, the other spouse is more likely to share some of the risks, such as smoking and high body mass index.