Fitness and Well-being

Blood-flow restriction training has been around in Japan for the last 50 years but the technique has gained traction in the United States over the last decade. It's exactly what it sounds like: Cutting off the blood flow to targeted muscles.

A boxing gym in Westchester County that survived the pandemic closures has reopened and welcomed a whole new clientele.

Hikers catching the view from Indian Head in the Adirondacks come with packs, water, good boots and a new must-have item: advanced reservations at the privately owned Adirondack Mountain Reserve.

Our resilience, or our ability to recover, declines over time. So a human living to 150 years old makes for a sensational headline. But one model explains how that could happen.

New York City's eight public beaches will be open for swimming from Saturday, May 29, through Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. Lifeguards will be on duty from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day.

Rip currents, not to be confused with rip tides, can be deadly. Swimmers who drown off New York area beaches are often caught in rip currents, often when life guards are not on duty.

Peloton is warning consumers to immediately stop using the treadmills.

Women sometimes feel like they are in the crossfire of mixed messages about how their bodies should look.

Mayoral candidate Scott Stringer has a proposal called Summer in the City, which calls for the city to install pop-up pools in neighborhoods that lack open spaces.

Gov. Cuomo announced more rollbacks to the state's coronavirus restrictions, including the resumption of indoor fitness classes in the city and the lifting of curfews for certain businesses.

Millions of children in the U.S. don't get enough nutritious foods or exercise. And the pandemic has made things harder. But keeping kids active and safe is possible.

The New Year is typically when gyms see a rush of new memberships, but it's far from the usual because of the coronavirus pandemic.

A 750-mile trail spanning New York state that is expected to attract millions of cyclists, hikers, and runners every year is complete. The mostly off-road trail runs north from New York City through the Hudson and Champlain Valleys to Canada and from Albany to Buffalo along the Erie Canal.

Peloton cranked up its manufacturing capacity in a big way with a $420 million deal to buy Precor, a company whose fitness machines populate hundreds of commercial and hotel gyms.