Chef Workout: Elevated Hamstring Stretch


Updated 06/13/09 2:23 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

How to Stretch Your Hamstrings in the Kitchen

In between cooking and doing dishes, I love to take a few minutes to stretch in the kitchen. Here's a move that will stretch your hamstrings and lower back. You'll need a stool for this stretch. To learn how to do this stretch, read more Read more

Chef Workout: Quad Stretch


Updated 06/13/09 2:22 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Chef Workout: Quad Stretch

While spending time in the kitchen, why not take a break in between stirring your sautéed veggies and washing dishes? I love stretching in the kitchen and here's a move that will target your upper thighs and shoulders. To learn how to do this stretch read more Read more

Chef Workout: Balancing Hip Opener


Updated 06/13/09 2:21 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 3 comments

Chef Workout: Balancing Hip Opener

In between chopping veggies and doing the dishes, it's nice to take a break and stretch while in the kitchen. After doing the Counter Shoulder Stretch, give this hip opener a try. If you hold it for a while, you'll also be working your glutes and quads. To learn how to do this read more Read more

Chef Workout: Counter Shoulder Stretch


Updated 06/13/09 2:20 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 12 comments

Chef Workout: Counter Shoulder Stretch

I spend a lot of time in the kitchen and like to use those few minutes waiting for water to boil and veggies to steam by doing this stretch. It targets the shoulders, lats (sides of your upper back), hamstrings, and your lower back. It's a good one and is a great break while cooking dinner. To learn the details of this stretch read more Read more

Ways Your Boyfriend Is Helping You Pack On the Pounds


Updated 03/24/12 7:25 PM · Posted by · 13 comments

How to Avoid Weight Gain in Relationships

Are you finding yourself unbuttoning the top button of your pants around your boyfriend and the reason is not that you're about to get busy? Truth is, relationships can lead to weight gain. If your man likes to eat, drink, cook, or lounge about, spending time with him can affect your eating and exercise habits. Here are six health pitfalls you might experience in your relationship. He brings Read more

4 Healthy Solutions For When You're Too Busy


Updated 03/23/12 11:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Be Healthy When You're Too Busy

When you're busy, staying on track with your diet and exercise routine is hard. But before you think it can't be done, here are four solutions to help fit a healthy lifestyle into your already packed schedule. Be a healthy chef: A busy schedule means healthy eating can become a hassle. Cooking meals can take a long time, especially when grocery shopping is involved. But a little bit of prep goes Read more

Eating Tips From The Bigger Loser's Former Nutritionist


Updated 02/28/12 3:52 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Dieting Tips From The Biggest Loser Nutritionist

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Fitness Magazine here on FitSugar! When Cheryl Forberg — registered dietitian, James Beard award-winning chef, and creator of The Biggest Loser meal plan — signed onto the show for its first season, she was shocked at the contestants' states of health. "Most of what I did was not on camera; at the beginning of every season, the applicant Read more

2012 Beauty Trends, Fab's Dream Gifts, and Katie Holmes's Spinning Workout: The Best of PopSugarTV This Week!


Updated 12/24/11 2:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Best of PopSugarTV December 18-23 2011

This week in PopSugarTV, Bella previewed 2012 beauty trends while Yum got the dish on Carnegie Deli's famous matzo ball soup and rounded up the best tips from celebrity chefs. Fab shared their dreamiest gift selections, showed us how to wear a fur vest, and also gave great tips on dressing in sequins and sparkles. Fit brought us great ways to eat Winter fruits and gave us Katie Holmes's spinning Read more

3 "Skinny" Thanksgiving Sides (Sweet Potatoes and Stuffing Included!)


Updated 11/24/11 6:04 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Lighter Mashed Potatoes and Other Classic Thanksgiving Sides

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! We have some alarming news about your Thanksgiving dinner plans. According to SkinnyChef.com founder Jennifer Iserloh, the average American consumes 3,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day. That, Iserloh points out, is the equivalent of one pound of body fat, people. (Are you running in place yet?) Don't worry. We're not going Read more

10 Gadgets You Should Skip


Updated 11/14/11 7:02 AM · Posted by Bundle · 3 comments

Gadgets That Are a Waste of Money

We're thrilled to present this smart Bundle story here on Savvy! Gadgets are supposed to make our lives easier. Take smartphones, for example, which have given us countless applications and the ability to do just about anything on the go. And then there are the gadgets that are either pointless, or on its way to becoming obsolete. Here are 10. First up: Expensive Headphones You don't need Read more