6 Back to School Exercises Fit For Adults


Updated 09/04/10 3:50 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

PE Activities to Whip You Into Shape

Who didn't love recess back in the day? Shoot, I still love recess! A kid at heart, I still enjoy some of the pastimes from the blacktop era that used to get my heart pumping. With school back in full swing, I'm ready to get into my old physical education mode and fire up some elementary workouts from the schoolyard. Hoola hoop: Get the hips working and the quads engaged with a little hoola Read more

Are You Competitive When You Work Out?


Updated 10/11/11 6:24 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Competing With Other People in Gym Class

I recently took one of Crunch Gym's newest classes — Killer X, an intense bootcamp-style class. As soon as the class started, the instructor wasted no time laying into us. After barking out a series of old-school exercises (push-ups, squats, lunges, etc.), he broke the class up into four groups and made us compete against one another. Suddenly I was reliving the horror of high school P.E. The Read more

DrSugar Answers: What to Do About Red Face After Exercise


Updated 10/14/11 11:51 AM · Posted by DrSugar · 6 comments

Cause of Red Face After Exercise and How to Prevent It

DrSugar is in the house! And she's answering your health-related questions. Dear Dr. Sugar, I still have to take PE in school this year and next, and I turn beet red. It's really embarrassing; no one else seems to get as red as I do. It makes me sad to be teased about it . . . Is there any way to get less red? —FitSugar reader We all worry about red faces (blushing, rashes, acne, etc.), but Read more