When it comes to exercise, even a little can go a long way.

A slew of new studies suggest that working out for just a few minutes -- seconds, even -- can be beneficial to your health.

Read on to find out how any amount of exercise is completely worthwhile. The amount you should do just depends on your goals.  Read more

Maybe you’ve seen the sliding machines with pulleys, loops and springs and always wondered, what is that all about?

WCCO’s Natalie Nyhus visited Pilates ProWorks in Edina to see what’s up.

“We like to say it’s a workout that’s going to loosen what’s tight, and tighten what’s loose,” regional fitness director Jeanine Peters said.

It’s a 55-minute, fast-paced workout of slow, long movements. Sounds like a contradiction, right? Wrong. It’s hard.

“That’s one of the reasons I love it,” Peters said. “It took so much control, I can’t be thinking about anything else. Your core is constantly working. You are focusing. You are on the FitFormer, which has all of these moving parts and pieces. You really just have to have a total body awareness.”  Watch video or read more