Exercise & Fitness

For adults 40 and older, exercise comes with unique challenges. In his new book, Aaron Leventhal gives his advice on finding enjoyment in your fitness practice.

Eighty years wasn't too long a wait for an Iowa native to don the ceremonial cap and gown.

Julie Moffitt, 57, dreamed of running Western States, a 100-mile race through California's grueling Sierra Nevada Mountains. Almost a decade later, she made it to the finish.

The weight room was once considered men's domain, but more and more women are lifting weights and reaping physical and mental benefits, including an improved relationship with their own bodies.

Then, an ISU researcher tries to quell our aging anxiety

The annual America’s Health Rankings report by the United Health Care Foundation ranks Iowa 20th in the nation for senior health.

Des Moines’s downtown skyline looks a little bit different now. The old riverfront YMCA came to a fiery end when it was imploded early Sunday morning.…

People are living longer, but are they living better, more healthy, more active lives? Colin Milner is CEO of the International Council on Active Aging,…