WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 20 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Marking 50 years of movement and motivation * For 50 years and counting, a program founded at Wake Forest University has helped thousands of people live longer, healthier lives. Among them is Tom Mullen, the dean of the college from 1968 to 1995, who along with his wife, Ruth, works out three times a week with the Healthy Exercise & Lifestyle Programs (opens in a new tab) (HELPS), run by the D  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 20 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * We're putting weighted vests to the test. Here's what our research shows. * Nearly a decade ago, Kristen Beavers, who studies safe ways for older adults to lose weight, began asking whether weighted vests could help this population drop pounds without sacrificing vital bone mass and lean muscle. Now, in 2025, she routinely gets requests from national media, community groups and individuals inter  more