Exercise can't counteract the damage being done to your body while you continue to smoke. What exercise can do is help you kick the habit.

I used to think that it didn't make any difference how far you ran if you had a good, strong musculoskeletal system and no underlying cardiovascular problems.

It's easier and more cost effective to maintain good health, than to regain it once it's lost.

After 26 years, I am still practicing what I preach.

[Walking's] overwhelming advantage is that it can be done by anyone, anytime, anywhere-and it doesn't even look like exercise.

So I've broadened the fitness concept to make it one of moderation and balance.

According to the Gallup Poll, 24 percent of American adults exercised regularly in 1961, and 50 percent after 1968. The peak was 59 percent in 1984, dropping off to 51 percent last September.