BY COSHANDRA DILLARDcdillard@tylerpaper.com The perception of running used to be that it was the sport for the ultra-athlete or those aiming to make it to the Olympics. With a focus on health and the need t

BY COSHANDRA DILLARDcdillard@tylerpaper.com Nutrition is a big business. Careers related to the field are projected to grow in the next decade. According to the most recent Bureau of Labor statistics, di

BY COSHANDRA DILLARDcdillard@tylerpaper.com Fitness is about using any tool — or none at all —to find what works and what is enjoyable. There aren’t many rules. One tool is an old standard that g

BY COSHANDRA DILLARDcdillard@tylerpaper.com Lifting weights is second nature for Jamie Lynn Hughes, a personal trainer and fitness competitor. And while some women are learning more about the benefits of

BY COSHANDRA DILLARDcdillard@tylerpaper.com A Tyler man has received national recognition and can claim a world record. Greg Powell, 47, holds the world record in the Men’s Masters 220-pound class for

BY COSHANDRA DILLARDcdillard@tylerpaper.com Everyone experiences it at times, but not everyone knows how to handle it: stress. Stress alerts the body to danger and uncertainty. Body temperature and hear

BY COSHANDRA DILLARDcdillard@tylerpaper.comHeather Garland, 33, shows up to group fitness classes ready to handle business — with high energy and sporting brightly colored clothing. She bounces across th

BY COSHANDRA DILLARDcdillard@tylerpaper.com In Tiffany Acker's Club Classic, a group fitness class at Woodcreek Athletic Club, the participants are eager to show up three times each week. Ranging from mid

BY COSHANDRA DILLARDcdillard@tylerpaper.com Accountability and the camaraderie among co-workers may prove to be what 13 women at Trinity Clinic-Manhatton needed to achieve their weight-loss goals. Chri

      BRENDA & FAWN COMBS, VAN The activity around the tents on Saturday caught Ms. Combs and her granddaughter’s eyes. It wasn’t until they were interviewed that they learned of Lighten Up