A ‘wheelie’ hi-tech way to exercise is being given a spin at Palmer Park Stadium.

Physical activity has many proven benefits. It strengthens bones and muscles, improves mental health and mood, lowers blood pressure, improves cholesterol levels and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colon cancer. Exercise is also good for your brain.

MAYWOOD, Ill., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers confirm what dieters have long suspected -- physical activity does not help people to lose weight.

If one of your resolutions for the new year was to get in shape, a new exercise program could be just what your looking for to slim down and shape up.  It's called 'Bodyforging' and consists of a fusion of power yoga, pilates and martial arts all rolled into a one hour class.

EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7: The Brain Gain workshop includes lectures and exercises focusing on ways to enhance brain health and functioning; 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., (also at 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday); Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Rd., Boca Raton; $95. 561-297-0502 or www.brainsgain.com.

WASHINGTON: Contrary to the common belief, physical activity may not be as important for weight loss as is diet, says a new study. For the study, researchers from Loyola University Health System and other centers compared African American women in metropolitan Chicago with women in rural Nigeria.

FINDING FITNESS Many who are faced with a chronic condition or a terminal diagnosis find a new purpose in exercise, developing regimens that leave them in the best shape of their lives.

You have what seems to be a really bad cold. You are coughing and sneezing, and it is hard to breathe. Should you work out? And if you do, should you push yourself as hard as ever or take it easy? Will exercise have no effect, or make you feel better or worse?

A recent international study fails to support the common belief that the number of calories burned in physical activity is a key factor in rising rates of obesity.

WELLINGTON: A simple torso-rotating exercise can significantly improve the condition of people with scoliosis, where the spine curves in an S or C shape, according a Kiwi researcher.