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Colts sticking to long-term plan while trying to win now 04/23/2015 05:14pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colts general manager Ryan Grigson finds himself in a delicate situation. Indianapolis fans, coach Chuck Pagano and Colts players all want to hoist the Lombardi Trophy this season. Owner Jim Irsay wants even more: a Super Bowl crown now and a contender well into the future. Doi Everything I Know About Health, Fitness and Gratitude I Learned From Pole 04/21/2015 08:00pm • This past weekend, I was privileged enough to compete in a professional pole dancing competition here in Herndon, Virginia. I'm not talking "pole dance" in the traditional sense, but in the acrobatic and artistic sense. If you haven't heard of the pole fitness craze that has been gaining momentum a Your Body on the Boston Marathon 04/19/2015 08:00pm • When it comes to running advice, Gina Kolata listens to her son, a seasoned marathoner who inspired her to take up the sport in the first place. So when Kolata, a 67-year-old medical reporter at The New York Times, was preparing for her first Boston Marathon last year, she took note. "Now mom," Kol Running with no sole: The right way to approach barefoot running 04/17/2015 03:39am • WASHINGTON — The first sunny days of spring are often the busiest in Washington — at least on the sidewalks. Runners, forced into hibernation all winter long, break out of the gym and take their strides to the streets. Take a closer look at those runners, though, and you may notice something The Most Nefarious Fitness Killer of Them All 04/14/2015 08:00pm • The first two installments of this series covered the pitfalls of doing too much and doing too little, and the ways that these tendencies may be wreaking havoc on your gym routine. As much as I hate to say it, I'm guilty of the final gym sin, too. Let's take a look at the most nefarious culprit of 6 Ways to Make Yoga Less Intimidating for Beginners 04/14/2015 11:00am • If you feel slightly terrified to walk into a yoga class for the first time because you think it will be pretentious and awkward, your might be right. Too often, new students feel uncomfortable or secluded by inaccessible poses, vague instructions or elitist attitudes. As a beginner to yoga, you sho Why Doing Too Little is Killing Your Fitness Results 04/13/2015 08:00pm • In the first installment of this series, I outlined how doing too much can sabotage your time on the gym floor. In today's installment, we'll look at the polar opposite: doing too little. You might be surprised to find out just what that consists of -- read on to see if you're guilty of this second Are You Guilty of These Gym Results Wreckers? 04/13/2015 08:00am • If you're like most folks, you probably go to the gym for two main reasons: to gain muscle and lose fat. This two-part goal -- commonly (and oh-so-scientifically) referred to as "toning," "sculpting" and "shaping" by fitness marketers -- really means changing body composition, by way of less fat and 7 Steps for Choosing and Keeping the Right Personal Trainer 04/10/2015 07:00am • You feel like an octopus on roller skates in the gym, and you're certain everyone's looking at you. Or maybe you know what you're doing but struggle with the follow-through -- setting fitness goals with vigor, but never achieving them. When you need help, deciding to hire a personal trainer is only After exercise, a fast-food refill might work out 04/03/2015 05:32am • WASHINGTON – It might seem like the best place to get your post-workout food would be the health-food store, but a new study suggests that Stopping at McDonald’s might do the trick as well. The study published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism tested men Personality profiles for more than just pro athletes 04/02/2015 03:24am • WASHINGTON — In the never-ending chase for the next advantage in professional sports, teams are turning to personality profiles to diagnose and develop athletes according to their mental makeup. And while such systems used to be used only at the top levels, they have filtered down as far as high s Cold-Pressed Juice or Blended Smoothie? 04/01/2015 08:00pm • There are technically about 270,000 known plant species on our joyful planet and of these, between 1,000 and 2,000 are actually edible by humans in the form of fruits and vegetables. Leaving aside the exotic varieties, we're left with a few dozen commonly available options. How these fruits and vege Which 'Water' Is Healthiest? 04/01/2015 02:00pm • As the temperature outside starts rising -- well, hopefully soon -- many of us start increasing our water intake. But truthfully, we should be drinking water all year round -- even long before we are officially thirsty. It's funny, though, that many people I meet don't like the taste of water. My fa Why Doing Your Taxes Is a Lot Like Working Out 03/26/2015 08:00pm • Face it, taxes are complicated. And I mean complicated. The current federal tax code is more than 70,000 pages long! And each state has different tax rules. Then there are exceptions to the rules and rules to the exceptions. It's enough to make you want to stash your W-2s under the bed and avoid This Is What the Best Companies Do to Keep Their Employees Happy 03/25/2015 08:00pm • Let's say you have a job where you're well-respected for the work you do and where you earn a six-figure paycheck and receive fat bonuses. But ... you're working 70 hours each week in a dank cube farm (would cube farms just die already?) without natural sunlight. Having a request approved to use on