Better health is more important than beauty and with better health comes beauty.

She was tempted to take the elevator instead of the stairs just this once. But that was how it started. Take the elevator tonight because she was tired and her feet hurt from having been trapped in three-inch stilettos all day, and then tomorrow she'd want to take it because she was running late. Then, the next thing she knew she'd be taking elevators all over the place because she got winded climbing stairs.

Lawmakers and health department officials focused on creating healthy environments through policy making to improve fitness and nutrition.

Getting fit is all about mind over matter. I don't mind, so it doesn't matter.

I think we've been able to do both. (We've) placed more emphasis on health and wellness and physical fitness programming and we're continuing to upgrade that.

We're making a special effort this year to identify the health seeker, that person who starts and stops a fitness program. We're trying to figure out what they want and tailor our programs to them and send personal phone calls, letters and e-mails to hook them up with other members to keep them motivated.