On a recent weekend morning, a blaze of neon cut through the air-conditioned halls of the Lloyd Center mall. It’s a workout ...

The mall belongs to the walkers. We spot a woman who looks to be in her 40s or 50s power walking with small, yellow dumbbells in her hands. Anita Snyder points out an older, white-haired man she ...

Mall rats, lace up. Your time has come again. The time-honored tradition of mall walking—utilizing the long, climate-controlled corridors for fitness—is back. And since it’s at Lloyd Center ...

Mall walking, or ambling around a shopping center for exercise, has become a major fitness option, and not just for senior citizens. "The highest percentage of mall walkers are retired," said Sara ...

Walking together for about five years, (from left) Bill Taylor, Larry Furstenau and Bob Munoz use the Conestoga Mall in the morning to get their exercise in during the winter months.

Diana Hammes of Davenport has been walking the mall since 2001. The time change will not affect her much, but she worries about the others. “I am very surprised,” she said.

Joy Gezo has been walking at the Pittsburgh Mills mall since it opened 20 years ago. Over the years, she and her husband, Larry, have developed friendships and relationships with other mall ...

From predawn mall walkers and Cinnabon dough rollers to roller coaster riders and exhausted shoppers, these are the sounds of 24 hours at the U.S.'s largest mall. Boy is it shopping season. The ...

A group of women who've been walking their local mall together for decades share the ways their commitments to movement, and each other, have enriched their lives and health.