Like many car buyers, when Bradley Nigh bought a 1997 Chevy Blazer four years ago at an Alexandria dealership, he signed the deal, filled out the credit application and other paperwork, then drove off ...

The performers pause onstage, holding two wooden sticks in each hand, the connecting rope balancing an hourglass-shaped plastic piece made of two connected discs. With a regular upward-downward motion ...

It may not be an Olympic sport yet, but yo-yo play is serious business. Especially in Cleveland this week, where the world’s most skilled yo-yo players are gathering for The World Yo-Yo Contest. The ...

If you've ever bought a car, you know the feeling when you've signed all the paperwork, driven off the lot, and think, "Wow, this is my car now." "I was excited," says Courtney Johnson. "I felt like I ...

The man behind me in the queue was trying to be helpful: “It’s true, though, right? They are used as weapons in Asia. I go there a lot and I’ve seen them do it—they’re lethal.” He made a sudden ...

LOS ANGELES — He doesn’t have to put a spin on what he does. Alex Hattori’s hobby does that automatically. At age 15, the Torrance, Calif., youth has become the yo-yo king. He has his own sponsor, ...

Got an extra 400 bucks? How about spending it on a yo-yo? A really nice yo-yo, a state-of-the-art, forged-magnesium-alloy, ultralong-spinning yo-yo. Later this year, Duncan Toys, a seller of ...

June 6 marks National Yo-Yo Day, a celebration of one of the world's oldest and most enduring toys. The date honors the birthday of Donald F. Duncan Sr., the entrepreneur who helped turn the yo-yo ...

Yo-yo dieting, also known as “weight cycling,” describes the pattern of losing weight, regaining it and then dieting again. It’s a process that causes weight to go up and down like a yo-yo. This type ...

Yo-yo dieting is a cycle of weight loss and gain often due to an unsustainable weight loss plan. Yo-yo dieting is dangerous to your health, increasing the risk of heart disease and high BMI. The best ...

Sarah Hays Coomer is a Mayo Clinic and National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, certified personal trainer and author based in Nashville, Tennessee. She has spent nearly 20 years helping ...