Issues are organized around a single theme and published on the 14th of each month. Venerable publication or not, the site could use a little more editing. Also, some of the articles are not entirely objective. An article on hair transplants in the November issue reads like an infomercial for the Hair Club for Men. On the positive side, Balance has been redesigned, with an attractive layout that is easy to navigate.
All back issues are also accessible.
Informative articles in the latest issue include a list of 12 exercises that can do more harm than good and a personal essay from a woman training for the London Marathon. If it's a holistic approach to health you're looking for, try Fitness Matters , a forum of Life Matters health site. Here you'll find information on T'ai Chi, biofeedback, homeopathy and yoga, among other topics. In the Ask the Fitness Trainer section, personal trainer and weight management consultant Jack Dixon answers visitors' questions on topics as diverse as how to train with weights and the virtues of pasta. No question, it would seem, is too trivial to answer.