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With the New York City Marathon happening this weekend, I've had running on the brain. Personally, I don't know that I'll ever compete in a marathon, but more and more of my friends are making a marathon one of their life goals. Two of my friends have given up smoking and are competing in shorter races to build up to a marathon. And there are a few gals at Sugar HQ who have their sights set on Read more
Now that it's officially Fall, students are back in school, and the warmer air is being replaced with a crisp breeze. The changing of the seasons often inspires healthy changes and fitness goals. I am wondering if you've signed up for a race, just bought a bike and are training for a century ride, or maybe your goal is to start exercising more after chilling out all Summer. Share your goals in Read more
I feel it is important to set fitness goals, but it's equally important to reward yourself once you reach them. After completing my first triathlon, I bought a new purse. If you need ideas for rewarding yourself, take a lesson from FitSugar readers and how they recognize their achievements. "Going to the gym and working out is its own reward because it makes me feel so much better." — Read more
My most recent fitness goal was to beat my personal best time running a mile, and when I did, I was sure to reward myself with a pedicure. Just as it's important to make fitness goals, it's equally important to decide how you're going to reward yourself once you reach them. A massage, really good chocolate, or a new skirt are just some of the ways I like to recognize my achievements. So tell Read more
It's great to have big fitness goals in mind, like wanting to run your first 5 or 10K. Or maybe you want to be strong enough to do 30 push-ups without your knees on the ground. Big goals are admirable, but it's the little goals along the way that help us stick to a regular exercise routine. So before heading out for your run, bike ride, or strength-training session, make a specific goal for that Read more
Enter to win our Get Fit For 2011 giveaway by completing any challenges you may have missed! Proving that it's never to late to start, FitSugar reader Jennyanne completed the first challenge of our contest and shared her health and fitness goals for the year. My fitness goals for the year include cutting out most processed foods and sticking to natural sweets (fruit instead of cake). I also Read more
When trying to stick to your New Year's resolutions, having a support system can be very important. After all, encouragement from your significant other motivates you to stick to your new diet and exercise regimen, right? Actually, a new study says that all that support from your partner may be keeping you from accomplishing your fitness goals. The study, published in the new issue of Read more
We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Shawn Johnson Shawn Johnson is blogging for espnW throughout her training for the Olympics in London this summer. Follow hers other Olympic hopefuls' journeys on espnW.com. Four years ago, I was standing on an Olympic podium, wearing a gold medal, and still thinking to myself how I could have been better. It had Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. This week Shape turns to Cynthia Sass, a registered dietitian with master's degrees in both nutrition science and public health. If you couldn’t let anything cross your lips from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m., but you were allowed to eat anything you wanted for eight hours a day and still lose weight, would you try it? Read more
We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Fitness Magazine here on FitSugar! Over the next few months, families will travel across the U.S. via plane, train or car during summer road trips. Kacie Fischer will be covering the same distance (nearly 4,000 miles, on her route), but on inline skates. . . and in just 74 days. If she reaches her goal, Fischer will also be breaking five Read more
