Fitness

Circuit Training: Is It Right For You?

David Buer | Posted 11.19.2009 | Living


David Buer

Circuit training is an evolving training program structured to combine low impact aerobic and anaerobic activity between sets of strength training and core exercises.

How To Lift More Weight And Prevent Lower Back Injuries

Stefan Aschan | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living


Stefan Aschan

Kegels are a must in any kind of exercise program. For men and woman alike. The pelvic floor acts like the stirring wheel for your body. It gives you support and stability with any kind of movement you do.

Learning To Love Yourself And Your Body

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

Myers says that we can locate virtues inside our bodies. For example, she houses courage in her diaphragm. That's where she goes to find the energy to do a handstand in Yoga.

Mr. President: I Challenge You To Quit!

Sadie Nardini | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living


Sadie Nardini

Mr. President, I'm sure your stress levels are unbelievable. Yet, if you want to help create change we can believe in, then you must stop bumming cigarettes. I know you've done it, and may do it again.

Exercise and Your Immune System: Warding off H1N1 One Dead Rodent at a Time

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living


Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Does exercise really boost your immune system? Two new studies examine this connection and the results are not as clear cut as everyone would like to believe.

Balanced Life -- A Fundamental Secret To Happiness? Get Enough Sleep

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living


Gretchen Rubin

I've written before about my resolution to Get more sleep, and I'm bringing it up again, because I'm truly convinced that this is one of the first aspects of life to tackle when you start a happiness project.

Plucky 84-Year-Old Bikes 150 Miles For MS

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.29.2009 | Impact


Lan Yin "Eiko" Tsai, attired in a classy dress and pumps, is a standout among the spandex-clad crowd at New Jersey's City to Shore, a 150-mile bike ri...

Enhance Well-Being: Find Your Fitness Profile

Kari Henley | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living


Kari Henley

Here are three classic fitness profiles of everyday folks who need a little change in their health and fitness routines, as well as a few expert tips.

Dinning Out and Bloating?

Stefan Aschan | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living


Stefan Aschan

Dinning out can be a fun experience for those who have a digestive system that processes food properly. But not for all of us.

Michelle Obama Hula-Hooping Our Way To Health

Los Angeles Times | Andrew Malcolm | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living


It's a given that too many Americans are obese. They don't exercise enough. The good news is their flabby thighs are hidden by their drooping stomachs...

Top 10 Tips From a Personal Trainer

Kari Henley | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living


Kari Henley

Most of us can't afford a personal trainer, yet the ideas, support and insights are real gems that have me rethinking the investment!

Young People Bring New Solutions to Childhood Obesity Issue

Steven Culbertson | Posted 10.16.2009 | Impact


Steven Culbertson

As the legislative battle over health care reform continues, politicians, health insurance representatives, employers, bus drivers, and teachers debate daily about how this proposed legislation will affect them today. Yet while we "old folks" argue, young people are proactively working to reduce future health care costs by addressing childhood obesity through service-learning.

A Triathlete Amputee's Thoughts On Her Body: Missing An Arm, But Not Courage, Part 1

Susan Harrow | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

Leadership expert, triathlete and mother of quadruplets, twins and three other children, DeeDee Myers is never without lipstick in her purse. She's always prepared, always presentable, no matter what.

First Lady Stresses Small Steps To Improve Mental Health

Posted 10.13.2009 | Living


First Lady Michelle Obama is stressing small changes in diet and exercise habits as a good way to improve health and fitness....

Dude...Do Yoga!

Sadie Nardini | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living


Sadie Nardini

I'm not a dude. However, I teach enough of you to be an expert in GUYS, or the Guy's Unawareness of Yoga Syndrome, which culminates in a few different ways.

Super(wo)man Syndrome ...

Kim Bensen | Posted 10.10.2009 | Living


Kim Bensen

Quality time has to be made, not found. But that is the one thing Super(wo)man lacks. The fallout: an unfit, overweight, weak body.

What Yoga Can Do For Breast Cancer Survivors

Lauren Cahn | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living


Lauren Cahn

Yoga cannot guarantee breast cancer survival. But what I learned, and what I believe my students learned is that yoga can reacquaint and reconnect you with your body.

Cycling or Walking to School Will Not Be Tolerated!

William Volk | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living


William Volk

More than 12.5 million children are overweight in the U.S., up from 13 % in 1999. One would expect schools to be encouraging students to exercise more. One would be sadly mistaken.

Tyra Banks: Tyra Show Casting - Do You Have a Body Part You Absolutely Hate?

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

Do you have a body part that you absolutely hate and sometimes feel ashamed of? Are you constantly finding ways to cover it up or hide it?

Hips (and Belly and Butt and Thighs) Don't Lie

Meredith Lopez | Posted 09.23.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

I spent most of 2007 feeling pretty spectacular about myself. For the first time in my life, I had a flat stomach and thighs that didn't rub together when I wore skirts or dresses. Then I got pregnant.

A Little Yin to Your Yang: Yin Yoga Brings Deep Stress Relief

Janet Kinosian | Posted 09.23.2009 | Living


Janet Kinosian

Yin yoga is not a new form, but rather a return to more meditative, traditional yoga. The emphasis is not on a lack of pain, but rather on how to feel discomfort, stay with it and move through it.

Weight Loss: How Podcasts Might Help

latimes.com | Jeannine Stein | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living


What's on a podcast that could make the difference between losing a modest amount of weight and losing next to none, according to a new study out of t...

Pilates: Body In-Flight

Brooke Siler | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living


Brooke Siler

Because sitting tends to be a passive activity for most, muscles you'd think would relax -- after all they seem to be doing so little -- actually stiffen. Here are some ways I like to make travel time bearable.

Mothers That Measure Their Daughters

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

I am examined, scrutinized and commented upon. "I didn't have lines like those on my lips when I was your age," my mother says in the bright lights of her marble bathroom.

Hate Your Body? 3 Steps Toward Learning To Love It

Sadie Nardini | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Sadie Nardini

This superficially focused yet deeply-ingrained striving for some unattainable, deprivation-based goal can easily overcome a good life, and swallow it whole. And those feelings can turn deadly for some of us, or at the very least, consistently ruin our days.