Strike a Yoga Pose: Intense East


Updated 06/02/11 8:51 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 10 comments

Yoga Pose of the Week:  Intense East

This next pose called Intense East is the fourth pose in Ashtanga Yoga's Primary Series. It strengthens and stretches your shoulders simultaneously, and also works your bum and hamstrings. If you've done the Pilates move called Reverse Plank, then this will be a cinch. Sanskrit Name: Purvottanasana English Translation: Eastern Intense Stretch Pose Also Called: Intense East or Upward Read more

A Cancer Survivor's Goal: 50 Triathlons by Her 50th Birthday


Updated 05/04/12 10:08 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

A Woman's Goal to Do 50 Triathlons by Age 50

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Julia Savacool It's a good thing Jenn Sommermann discovered triathlons when she did. "I was turning 40 years old, and my friend and I were looking for a way to commemorate the occasion," Sommermann said. "We decided to train for a triathlon." Because Sommermann was on the East Coast and her friend was on the West, Read more

7 Ways to Challenge Your Plank


Updated 04/20/12 9:28 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Variations of Plank to Strengthen Abs and Upper Body

If you want to work your core, plank position (top of a push-up) is a great move. You'll not only feel it in your abs, but it works your back, arms, shoulders, and legs. Here are seven variations to make it even more challenging. Get low: Instead of balancing on your hands in a straight-arm position, bend your elbows and lower onto your forearms into dolphin plank. This plank variation targets Read more

Barry's Bootcamp's Joey Gonzalez on Why Your Workout Isn't Working


Updated 06/16/11 1:15 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Barry's Bootcamp on Why Your Workout Isn't Working

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Barry's Bootcamp (BBC), the high-intensity workout that helps celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Jessica Alba, and Jake Gyllenhaal stay in amazing shape, has opened its first East Coast location in Manhattan! The studio is known for its nightclub-meets-boot-camp-style during hour-long classes that mix strength training Read more

Coming to America: Details on Prince Harry's Move to the US!


Updated 10/11/11 6:23 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Prince Harry Moving to Arizona

Prince Harry is coming to America this week — for two months! But unlike Prince William and Kate Middleton's briefer North American tour, Harry's will involve less time mingling with the public and business leaders and more time helicopter training. Here's the rundown of what we know so far. The intensive course, put on by an elite flying school for US military pilots, is appropriately Read more

How to Beat the Summer Heat and Still Work Out


Updated 06/07/11 3:53 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Tips For Exercising in Summer Heat and Humidity

With all this rain we've been having on the East Coast, I'm so psyched that warmer, sunny days are here. It's finally starting to feel like Summer! It's been a shock to my system though, exercise-wise. I've been so used to running in breezy temps between the 50s and 60s that hot and humid 80-degree temps feel overwhelming. Running, biking, hiking, even walking feels harder in the heat. Here are Read more

Kim Kardashian Goes Ringless Hours Before Breaking the News of Her Engagement


Updated 06/04/11 2:39 PM · Posted by · 10 comments

Kim Kardashian Without Her 20-Carat Engagement Ring

Kim Kardashian made a pit stop at an LA gas station yesterday to refuel her white Bentley. She accessorized with a springy green purse and costume jewelry but was missing a 20-carat diamond engagement ring on her left hand. Kim Kardashian and her fiancé, Kris Humphries, announced their engagement early this morning and posed together for this week's cover of People magazine. The couple, who took Read more

5 Essential Ingredients For Cooking Chinese at Home


Updated 07/11/11 3:50 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

5 Chinese Ingredients to Keep in Your Kitchen

When it comes to Chinese cuisine, don't be scared to try cooking it at home — you don't need much in your pantry to experiment with China's flavors. I asked Ching-He Huang, host of the Cooking Channel's Chinese Food Made Easy and the forthcoming Easy Chinese: San Francisco, to rattle off some of the ingredients she couldn't do without in her kitchen. Along with tea and rice — fundamentals of Read more