Affordable Care Act: The wellness provisions you may have missed
(Melissa Cannarozzi / TWP)
The health-care law upheld by the Supreme Court in June tilts heavily toward prevention and includes quite a few benefits for you.
Before London, there’s Bethesda
(Doug Kapustin / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
The U.S. Olympic diving team has a not-so-secret weapon this year: the Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center.
Springboard into business
(Jeffrey MacMillan / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
Jair Lynch, a gymnast who won a silver medal at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, balances fitness and business in his post-Olympics life.
Feeling ‘equal’ in the water
(Joe Kusumoto / U.S. PARALYMPICS)
Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long of Baltimore readies for her third Summer Games at the age of 20.
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