Bob Harper on How to Get The Biggest Loser Results at Home: Pick a Workout You Enjoy!


Updated 05/23/12 4:20 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Biggest Loser's Bob Harper on His at-Home Weight Loss Tips

If you watch The Biggest Loser, then you already know that trainer Bob Harper gets results. We caught up with Bob, who explained how anyone can apply the same techniques he uses on The Biggest Loser to everyday life. Learn what Bob's perfect 30-minute workout looks like and his secret to losing weight when you only have 15 minutes to spare. Read more

CrossFit Workouts Anyone Can Do


Updated 05/08/12 10:33 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

CrossFit Workouts For Everyone

Want muscles like Cameron Diaz and Jessica Biel? You may want to try CrossFit. The workout has many devoted fans, not just incredibly fit celebrities, who love it not only for its scalability — workouts are tailored to your current ability, and the difficulty increases as you get better — but also for the mental challenge that comes from pushing yourself further with each workout. So, what Read more

CrossFit Athlete Mel Ockerby Shares Her Beach-Ready Workout


Updated 04/10/12 7:47 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

A CrossFit Workout For Beginners

Have you gotten on the CrossFit bandwagon? Many celebrities are fans of CrossFit, and it's becoming more and more popular as a way to get results fast without being bored. Mel Ockerby is one such fan. The former gymnast started CrossFit training just two and a half years ago and now spends her days challenging herself and others as a Puma trainer and member of the reigning champion team in the Read more

Get Off the Bench and on Your Feet — Best Outdoor Workout Moves


Updated 04/09/12 9:13 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Bench Workout With Brick CrossFit [Video]

CrossFit is all the rage these days, and we went straight to the source — Brick CrossFit LA — to find out some of the best ways to incorporate its no-equipment moves into an everyday workout routine. Watch as Jarett Perelmutter, Brick owner and CrossFit coach, takes Susi through four total-body conditioning exercises using only a bench as the equipment! Whether at the gym or in a park, get Read more

From the Community: Everything You Need to Know About CrossFit


Updated 03/28/12 1:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What Is CrossFit?

FitSugar reader meetcasey interviewed CrossFit expert Robert Sax, owner of the CrossFit Amped Gym, and posted the Q&A in our Get Fit For 2012 community group. Check out what Robert had to say about this rising fitness trend! Meet the Expert: Robert Sax Can you begin by telling us a little about yourself? I am 27 years old and a Capricorn (yes, that’s the goat). I’m originally from Read more

5 Workouts That Will Take You to the Max


Updated 01/31/12 9:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Most Challenging Workouts to Try

One way to shake up a humdrum fitness routine is by going outside the box — way outside. (And I'm not talking about hitting the treadmill after a stint on the elliptical.) Push yourself to the limit with a workout that tests both your fears and physicality. It's amazing what you can do once you set your sights on something. Read more

No Pain, No Gain: Celebs Who CrossFit


Updated 09/05/11 11:45 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Celebrities Who Do CrossFit Training

Move over, P90X there's a new way to sculpt those muscles. Although CrossFit was created almost two decades ago, it has been gaining popularity in the past few years as the antidote to boring gym workouts. What's so great about CrossFit? For starters, the program is a time-saver; it's not about how long you exercise, but the intensity of it. The workout incorporates weightlifting, kettlebell Read more

Would You Compete in a CrossFit Competition?


Updated 08/03/11 8:27 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Reebok CrossFit Final Games 2011, July 29-31

The Reebok CrossFit Final Games 2011 is taking place in Southern California this weekend. Made for the true endurance athlete, the CrossFit games put competitors through a rigorous series of workouts to determine who is the fittest of them all. If you're unfamiliar with CrossFit, think of it like a boot camp on steroids; a CrossFit program involves exercises that build strength while also Read more

Class Act: CrossFit Training


Updated 01/26/12 1:01 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 6 comments

CrossFit Training With Sean Murphy of Boost-Athletics

When I showed up to meet my CrossFit certified trainer, Sean Murphy, I found myself approaching a co-ed group performing Olympic lifting as part of an ongoing group class. The outdoor facility was as simple as it gets — a group of mats under a weather-protective tarp, a set of monkey bars, a shed for housing basic supplies like jump ropes and weights, and tractor tires resting about. The rugged Read more

Try This Intense Full-Body CrossFit Workout


Updated 05/14/12 9:46 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

10-Minute Full-Body Crossfit Workout

You will work your entire body with just four moves in this CrossFit-style workout. CrossFit trainer Shirley Brown leads you through two rounds of this body-weight circuit workout that will get your heart pumping and tone your abs, legs, and arms. Embrace the CrossFit philosophy and compete with yourself. Try to do more reps of each move when you do the second round. Press play and get ready to Read more