University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Andria Moon was hired as coordinator of retention services, charged with ensuring Northern State University students receive the support they need. A native of Mauston, Wis., Moon received her bachelor's degree in elementary education/early childhood at...

Can you wobble your way to buns of steel? The popularity of "toning" shoes, whose unstable soles require you to work muscles harder to stay balanced, suggests consumers are banking on it. Sales of toning shoes, which cost from $70 to upwards of $200 and...

If you still think sit-ups will reduce your belly flab, we've got some depressing news: You've fallen for one of the all-time great exercise myths. Fitness misconceptions are rampant, in part due to misleading infomercials, but also because scientific...

Fitness instructors are putting a spin on a venerable child's toy to help adults get in shape. The hula hoop traditionally has been used by kids, but it has also become a popular exercise tool for adults who want a low-impact workout that burns calories,...

The treadmill-- or dreadmill -- as some people like to call it -- is one of the best ways to burn calories, says fitness expert Tom Holland. Unlike other pieces of cardio equipment, such as the elliptical machine, the treadmill forces you to completely...

This story by William Mullen orginally ran in the Aug. 17, 1986, Tribune Sunday Magazine.    At 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 13, three men left the entrance to Navy Pier and began moving west along Grand Avenue. The three were old soldiers, the point men...

Undulating her hips hypnotically, Allison Miller can almost make you think the hoop spinning around her waist is suspended in air, defying gravity. Round and round it goes - effortlessly for hoopers, it seems. And the six students following Miller, 21,...