Dancing With the Stars is back on TV this week and watching it always makes me want to get up and move; especially after seeing how the stars' bodies are transformed from all that dancing. If you're inspired by DWTS, then you may want to check out Zumba. Zumba has been a buzzword of the aerobics world for a little while now, but I've recently started hearing more and more women talking it up. Read more

Cramps during that time of the month can be debilitating — so much so that the last thing you want to do is hit the gym. One thing you should know is that exercise can actually help relieve those painful cramps. Here's WebMD's explanation: Exercise relieves cramps because it helps release beta-endorphins, which are internal opioids -- your own “human morphine,” according to Gustavo Rossi, Read more

Hopefully by now you have added some strength training to your workout plan since it has so many benefits (making you stronger, firing up your metabolism, and the new exercise guidelines recommend 2 sessions a week). The experts, however, all seem to have different ideas on how to go about it. I found the age based approach by Dr. Kenneth Cooper, the doctor that coined the word "aerobics" back Read more

Do you work under the assumption that your aerobic workout boosts your metabolism for hours after you stop working out? This statement is actually true -- but the calorie burn is probably not nearly as much as you think! According to coach Eric Harr, author of The Portable Personal Trainer, your metabolism will continue to burn at a slightly higher rate after you finish an aerobic workout. Read more

Want to get in on the new workout that's recently been discovered by Jessica Biel, Elisha Cuthbert, Shannon Elizabeth and Randy Spelling? XFLOWSION DVD Series ($59.85) is the latest and greatest in working out. The hybrid blend of yoga, martial arts, and dance, not to mention the live band on set makes XFLOWSION a unique way to exercise. It is fun, energetic, very effective way for shaping, Read more