It’s been easy to spot MARC riders lately: They’re the ones bouncing around wearing goofy smiles. Ever since last week’s news that the commuter trains will start running...

A half-dozen people walked in to Roam Fitness for a recent class, and then they immediately went outside again. They weren’t ditching the new gym, an intimate space in the b...

It won’t be hard to find a bicycle in Washington on Friday, when more than 13,000 folks are expected to participate in Bike to Work Day. But probably only one of those bikes...

It’s got froth on top, it comes out of a tap, and it’s served in a beer stein. But that pale yellow liquid isn’t ale — it’s kombucha, a fermented tea believed to imp...

Metro isn’t known for its consistency. Riders can never be sure whether an escalator will be working, or how long they’ll have to wait for a train, or what the temperature...

Sisters Ginger and Frances Park are co-owners of Chocolate Chocolate, the nearly 30-year-old confectionary shop near Farragut North. They’re also mom and aunt, respectively,...

Celebrity chef Art Smith is known for his fried chicken. But with “Art Smith’s Healthy Comfort” ($28, HarperOne), he’s also trying to make a name for his “unfried”...

What’s the harm in having one sugary soda a day? Well, according to a new study published in Diabetologia, that habit over time can significantly increase your risk of devel...

Public-health pioneer Antronette “Toni” Yancey, who advocated for 10-minute activity breaks she called “Instant Recess,” died two weeks ago at the age of 55 at her hom...

Before 28-year-old Scott Heerman got acquainted with Mysore, he was sure it was only meant for the “yoga elite,” those mysterious creatures who have memorized — and mast...

If Teddy Roosevelt were alive today, chances are he’d be doing yoga. Maybe the famously fit president would even be revising his catchphrase to “Speak softly and carry a y...

I thought I was pretty good at riding the Metro — until I met Carlos Pena. I was on a Yellow Line train with the 22-year-old last week when he indicated that we should turn ...

If you want to raise a barn, you need planks. If you want to build a better body, you need to do plank. And you need to be able to hold the position for at least a minute and ...

As the students filed into the exercise studio with their water bottles, they didn’t look all that different from anyone else at the Northwest Sport & Health Club. And t...

Before American University undergrads face their final exams, they’re getting the ultimate study break: Self’s Workout on the Quad. The campus takeover is a twist on the f...