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Study: 1 in 3 marriages start online 06/04/2013 07:18pm • WASHINGTON - Online romances are becoming more common as the use of social media increases. A new study suggests that more than one in three marriages in recent years began with an online encounter. A survey of more than 19,000 people who married between 2005 and 2012 found that nearly 35 percen EPA contractor lifted weights, ignored rat infestation at taxpayer expense 06/03/2013 08:06pm • The Environmental Protection Agency paid $750,000 a year to a warehouse contractor in suburban Washington whose employees watched television and lifted weights while taxpayer-paid supplies decayed in moldy, rat-infested conditions, an internal investigation found.Inspector General Arthur A. Elkins' Don't just sit there, doctors say - it's killing you 05/30/2013 03:48pm • WASHINGTON - You might not want to sit down for this. Actually, that's just the problem. The chair may be killing us. When it comes to lifespan, sitting is the new smoking, says Anup Kanodia, a physician at the Center for Personalized Health Care at Ohio State University. "Heart disease, diabe Good to Go: How parents can squeeze exercise into busy schedules 05/29/2013 02:41pm • Katie Howard, wtop.com WASHINGTON - It may sound alarming, but parents can sneak exercise into packed schedules. While free time for parents is often hard to come by, getting a little exercise is better than doing nothing at all. A quick workout leaves mom and dad feeling a little more refresh Sun's out, guns out: Man lifts weights in Metro station (Video) 05/27/2013 12:19pm • WASHINGTON - Many people in the D.C. area have two things in common: physical fitness and public transportation. One man appears to have found a way to combine them both. A WTOP reader sent in this video from Monday morning at the Pentagon City Metro station in Arlington, Va. It shows a man pu What you need to know before hiring a mover 05/21/2013 03:21am • WASHINGTON - Moving season is coming up. But before hiring a mover, beware. Whether the move is across town or across the country, a few things are important to check before signing a contract with a moving company. Tina Holt, a supervisor with Virginia's Department of Agriculture and Consumer What really happens when you skip a workout 05/20/2013 02:30pm • Josef Brandenburg, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - We all skip workouts. When schedules are busy or conflicting plans are presented, it's easy to pass on the gym every now and then. However, if skipping a workout becomes a pattern, realizing how quickly our bodies go into "reverse mode" can hel Seven tips for increasing your workout intensity 05/16/2013 12:23am • Lisa Reed, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - Increasing the intensity of your workout burns more fat and builds muscle. According to a recent article in the American College of Sports Medicine's Health and Fitness Journal, working out at a high-intensity delivers the benefits of endurance tra Car drivers more likely to die in crashes with SUVs 05/15/2013 04:03pm • WASHINGTON - Most people chose a car based on its safety rating. But when it comes to crashes with bigger vehicles, size is what matters most. Regardless of how highly rated a vehicle is for safety, car drivers are more likely to die in head-on collisions with sports utility vehicles, according t You can't lose weight from an isolated body region 05/13/2013 07:29pm • Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic Kettlebells: The Good, the bad and the (potentially) dangerous 05/13/2013 01:39pm • Josef Brandenburg, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - One of the newer exercise tools on the market is the kettlebell, a weight in the shape of a ball with a handle on the top. Kettlebell swings, when done correctly, are very safe, convenient and efficient. In this post we're going to go over t Slice of Life: Relinquishing a pageant title to promote a body image awareness campaign 05/08/2013 04:43pm • Hoai-Tran Bui, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - It's a story many women in the beauty industry have lived to tell: A beauty pageant contestant struggles with an eating disorder and enters a rehabilitation program. However, the former Miss D.C. U.S. International Kaitlyn Dinneh Wozniak managed t Mom of sick baby asks federal workers to donate their leave 05/07/2013 05:34pm • WASHINGTON - An employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs is asking federal employees to donate their vacation leave so she can stay with her sick baby in the hospital. Kelly Anderson says she is out of sick time, vacation time and leave allowed under the Federal Medical Leave Act. Kell Dr. Pawz: Katy's 10 tips for choosing the right pet food, Part 2 05/07/2013 01:18pm • Dr. Katy Nelson, wtop.com Editor's note: Last week, Dr. Katy Nelson gave us five tips for choosing the right pet food. Now, she is back with the second part of her mini-series on feeding your pet. WASHINGTON - As a good pet parent, you already know your pet needs to be eating nutritionally com Arborist offers advice after hammock tragedy 05/06/2013 03:03pm • WASHINGTON - A 5-year-old boy is in critical but stable condition and his grandmother remains seriously injured after a rotting tree fell on them while lounging in a backyard hammock in Loudoun County on Saturday. The tree was old and rotted from termites and ants, according to a spokesman for th