Ten Things Your Gym Won't Tell You


Updated 10/10/07 4:01 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 30 comments

Ten Things Your Gym Won't Tell You

While I frequent my gym, I do feel that despite my friendliness with all the staffers, in the end I am still just a paying customer. So when I came across a rather humorous article on the ten things your gym won't tell you, I just had to share. Here they are (in no particular order): "If you're still here in April, it'll be a miracle." "Don't touch anything -- this place is crawling with Read more

10 Sneaky Toning Moves You Can Do at Work


Updated 06/21/11 6:50 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Toning Exercises You Can Do at Your Desk

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! Your office nemesis isn't that know-it-all in the cubicle over, it's lurking right beneath you: your chair! The more you're sitting, the less calories you're burning... not the ideal bikini body plan. Picture this: when sitting, your activity in your muscles drops and the calorie-burning rate decreases to just about one Read more

Glee-ful Highlights From Episode "Mash Off"


Updated 11/19/11 7:25 PM · Posted by · 6 comments

Glee Recap, "Mash Off"

What goes around comes around, and Santana learns her lesson the hard way on this week's episode of Glee. When Mr. Schue and Shelby decide to put their respective singing groups head-to-head for a little friendly competition, things spiral out of control and get ugly. Very ugly. While Finn and Santana are busy trash talking, the presidential election heats up between Kurt, Brittany, and Rachel Read more

25 Ways to Waste Your Money


Updated 03/07/11 1:47 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Budget and Save Money

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Has your budget sprung a leak? Nearly everyone has spending holes. And as with other kinds of leaks, you may have hardly noticed them. But those small drips can quickly add up to big bucks. The trick is to find the holes and plug them so you can keep more money in your pocket. That extra cash could be the ticket to finally Read more

The 10 Biggest Mistakes You're Making at the Gym


Updated 09/16/11 4:12 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

What Not to Do at the Gym

Personal trainers spend all day watching people work out, so they are well versed in the biggest mistakes we make when we're sweating it out at the gym. We asked trainers from Crunch, Equinox, and The Sports Club LA to tell us the worst things they see people doing over and over when exercising in the gym. Here are the 10 biggest mistakes at the gym, and how to avoid them! Doing squats and Read more