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Despite widely publicized measurements of physical fitness, efforts to improve fitness scores have been held back by disputes over the very definition of childhood fitness.
April 28, 1991
Entertainment & Arts
“Ring Fit Adventure” puts the focus on play rather than fitness goals. It reflects the mission of Nintendo’s late great Satoru Iwata, who said one of his goals was to reorient Nintendo to focus on health devices, playful tech.
Oct. 21, 2019
Books
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, a scholar and part-time fitness instructor, discusses her new history book, ‘Fit Nation’ — and why exercise is serious stuff.
Feb. 3, 2023
Science & Medicine
Dorothea Evans recently spent $300 on a private exercise and nutrition class to help her 15-year-old daughter lose the 20 pounds the teen-ager had gained during her first year of high school.
Business
Linda Wachner, the only chief executive of a Fortune 500 company who asks visitors if her lipstick is on straight, was recently dubbed by Fortune magazine “America’s most successful businesswoman.”
March 9, 1993
Healthy Living: Senior Resources
Your healthcare provider, your kids, even a health-minded and ultra-health- conscious Southern California are agreeing: You need to exercise regularly later in life to maximize health and truly be able to enjoy your retirement years.
Oct. 6, 2023
Warnaco Group Inc. and fitness-wear maker Authentic Fitness Corp., which spun off from Warnaco six years ago, said Thursday that they had dropped an agreement to merge after it became clear Authentic Fitness would report a loss in its fourth fiscal quarter.
July 26, 1996
Booster Shots
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Jan. 22, 2009
Having whipped fat and sleepy Warnaco Group Inc. into shape, Linda Wachner is now turning her attention to her other company: Authentic Fitness, the Van Nuys maker of Speedo swimsuits and other athletic wear.
March 15, 1993
“We do not want in the United States a nation of spectators.
Jan. 11, 1999