The Seattle Times

Cable-based movement training, using free-standing devices officially known as FreeMotion Cable Columns, pushes functional fitness--the way we move in real life. Classes may help motivate some, but anyone can benefit...

This light mushroom and potato soup is adapted from "The Culinary Institute of America Book of Soups." If you can't find the pancetta, an Italian bacon sold at ethnic and...

Throughout her high-school years, Christina Olson never really worried about her weight. She ate and exercised when she wanted and didn't put on extra pounds. So she didn't think anything...

In the search for the right exercise gizmo, do not forget the most compact, convenient and portable one of all: your body. It generally travels well and, if used correctly,...

Handball is the finest sport I ever played. It's just a ball, a wall, a pair of form-fitting gloves and an opponent. The rules are simple, yet the workout is...

The halls of the Pratt Cancer Center at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis display portraits of feelings--paintings, drawings, photographs. You can find anger in some: a collage...

The halls of the Pratt Cancer Center at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis display portraits of feelings--paintings, drawings, photographs. You can find anger in some: a collage...

The oblivious, boorish and just-plain-stressed members of health clubs are making their presence known like never before, so much so that gyms are changing the way they deal with members...

Who's in it: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ziyi Zhang, Gong Li, Faye Wong, Maggie Cheung What it's about: Chinese director Wong Kar-wai picks up where his 2000 film "In the Mood...

I watched, deeply irritated, as my suitcase tumbled from an overladen luggage cart at the Paris airport and bounced across the tarmac. The cart's driver sped on unaware until fellow...