June 6, 2005 | Vol. 165 No. 23

Get Moving! (The Shape of a Nation)

It's not just a matter of looking svelte. Exercise does remarkable things for your health. So what are you waiting for?

Can You Push Yourself Too Hard? (Sport / Extreme Sports)

You bet! Just ask the athletes who run the world's most brutal races

Photo Gallery Total Fitness An interactive graphic about full body fitness
Multimedia Getting Fit A TIME Poll about America's exercise trends

How To Age Gracefully (Health / Through the Decades)

Keep your body running at its best by adjusting your sports and exercise routines as the years go by

Exercise Tips for The Oversized (Health / Accepting Your Body)

For many obese individuals, vigorous physical activity presents some special challenges. Here's how the experts suggest you get started:

From Head to Toe (Full-Body Workout)

Exercise not only helps you look great; it also makes you stronger, both mentally and physically. For a complete, balanced exercise program, you should do four things:

Can You Be Fat & Healthy? (Accepting Your Body)

If you eat well and work out, it may not matter if you can't fit into your jeans

Rediscovering Playtime (Starting Early)

America's youth are in worse shape than ever, but there's a movement afoot to remedy that

Exercise Tips For the Frail (Health / Through the Decades)

Being frail or elderly is not an excuse to be a couch potato. In fact, if you're over 65, there's no better time to begin working out. Here's how to get started:

Why More Kids Are Getting Hurt (Health / Starting Early)

Hope for the Sedentary: Too Good to be True: The Four-Minute Workout Machine (Hope for the Sedentary)

Running with the Cardio-Bots (Viewpoint)

Couch Potatoes, Arise! (Hope for the Sedentary)

Blogwatch: Jun. 6, 2005 (Notebook)

Punchlines: Jun. 6, 2005 (Punchlines)

The U.N.'s Hot Video Game (Notebook)

The U.N. takes humanitarian appeals to new audiences

24 Years Ago In TIME (Notebook)

A Whistle-Blower's Wish (Notebook)

Coleen Rowley wants to go to Capitol Hill

Bigger Threat, Smaller Force (Notebook)

With forest-fire season approaching, the U.S. faces a manpower problem

Schroder's Nervous Days (Notebook)

Germany's Chancellor loses local elections in its political stronghold, but he vows to fight on

A Welcome Mat for Gays? (Notebook)

Gay groups urge a "buycott" of Caribbean countries who are unfriendly to homosexual tourists

Verbatim: Jun. 6, 2005 (Notebook)

An X for Al-Zarqawi? (Notebook)

Is al-Zarqawi wounded, dead or neither?

Hear the One About ... Me? (Notebook)

The latest in comedian memoirs

Numbers: Jun. 6, 2005 (Notebook)

Milestones Jun. 6, 2005 (Notebook)

Manning the Stove

Family guys are logging more time in the kitchen than ever. Guess who's cheering?

It's Mrs., Not Ms. (Time Bonus Section June 2005: Connections)

In a return to tradition, more brides are taking their husband's name

The Big Cover-Up (Time Bonus Section June 2005: Connections)

How to keep the sun off your back at the beach this summer--and stay in style

Pinstripes And Pearls (Time Bonus Section June 2005: Connections)

Author Lisa Scottoline gives John Grisham a run for his money

Secret Travelers (Time Bonus Section June 2005: Connections)

That fussy tourist on your next trip may be working for the resort

Body & Mind: Your Mirror Image? (Time Bonus Section / Body & Mind)

A daughter often reflects a mother's unhealthy obsession with weight