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I find working out to be very personal — I'm sweating, pushing myself to my physical limits, and striving to achieve my fitness goals — which is why I like my workout gear to reflect my style and personality. As soon as I saw Jennifer Aniston present Oprah with a customized yoga mat from Yogamatics earlier this year, I knew I had to have one since I love yoga and needed a new mat anyway. Read more
A lot of women's sneakers are just not aesthetically pleasing to me. The colors are bland and I am just not into white shoes. The white shoe problem goes all the way back to Middle School when super white sneakers made you stand out in a dorky way. White shoes were just uncool, and you had to make your new shoes look dirty. Enter the Nike iD and our time as shoe designers has finally Read more
In the midst of your Spring cleaning, you probably noticed that it’s high time to replace those ragged, no-longer-supportive running shoes. How does swapping out those old dust collectors for some brand-new, completely customizable kicks sound? We’re talking about the Nike Free Run iD running shoe. You’re just a few easy steps away from your new favorite running shoes. Just choose the upper Read more
Shawn Johnson never officially retired from gymnastics. Although she toyed with the idea after the 2008 games, she's once again set her sights on the Olympics. But the decision to step back into competition wasn't simple. It took a a self-described "garage sale" wipeout on the ski slopes to end her indecision. Ironically, skiing, the only activity Shawn's long-time coach Liang Chow (they've Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea Sage Steele, SportsCenter anchor, is preparing to run the Disney Princess Half Marathon at Walt Disney World on Feb. 26 and hoping to fall in love with running in the process. Follow Sage’s journey on espnW.com. Women's races offer a decidedly different vibe than their coed Read more
As we mentioned earlier, Nike is rolling out a real-life version of Marty McFly's self-lacing Nike shoes, and High Snobiety has an early look at the shoes in person. Head there for more pics! The shoes will be sold for a good cause, too: proceeds will go to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. We're drooling over here. Update: Nike will be auctioning off 1,500 pairs of MAGs Read more
Full disclosure: I am not a huge armband fan; I much prefer clipping a smaller iPod Nano or Shuffle to my shoulder during a run or other workout. But, after becoming addicted to music-streaming service Rdio, which requires a 3G or Internet connection to work, I decided to hit the treadmill with my new Nike+Armband for the iPhone ($34). The arm band itself is extremely lightweight and made from Read more
FitSugar reader debnicole shared her fitness goals for the sixth challenge of our Get Fit For 2011 giveaway. I missed out on writing about my health and fitness goals for 2011 . . . so without further ado. My #1 goal is to train for and complete a half marathon. I've started the training part — but signing up for one will definitely "seal the deal" for me — which I've yet to do. I think for Read more
