Featured
Bar Method
Sugar Editorial Picks
DVD Review: Bar Method Accelerated Workout
When it comes to mixing up my strength training routine, I am a fan of the Bar Method, a ballet based sculpting class. Full of deceptively simple exercises with a focus on micro movements, these hour long classes always leave me sore in surprising places. I was excited to try the new 55 minute DVD Accelerated Workout, because sometimes I really enjoy working my fanny in the privacy of my own home.
Class Act: The Bar Method
If you are looking for a killer workout or to add variety to your strength-training routine you need to check out The Bar Method. Never before have such small movements made me so sore! The exercises are designed to strengthen and stretch every major muscle group, and let me tell you from experience they do!
What's the Deal with: The Bar Method?
Looking for a new way to get fit? Maybe you should try the bar. Not that type of bar, silly...
Move It at Home: The Bar Method Body - Fat Free DVD
The Bar Method is a great way to sculpt your body without lifting weights. Since it is quick paced you get a bit of an aerobic workout too. The class locations are limited to California and Connecticut, so for everyone else there are DVDs.
Other Search Results
Zooey Deschanel Bellies Up to the Barre
Bride-to-be Zooey Deschanel has been dancing it up lately. Seems she likes tripping the light fantastic so much, she's using ballet-inspired workouts to prepare for her wedding.
Sources told the New York Post that the actress has been taking back-to-back classes at Pure Barre in LA.
Scoliosis
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Prognosis
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Managing Scoliosis
- Braces
- Surgery
- Treatment for Adult Scolios...
- Resources
- References
Pilates For Cross Training
I firmly believe Pilates makes everything better. I have been selling the exercise method as a form of cross training to many of my endurance athlete friends — primarily because many endurance athletes skimp on strength training due to lack of time, lack of interest, or they just plain don't know that there are so many reasons do it.
Pilates is great for runners, swimmers, and cyclists because it works the core, and a strong stable core makes you more efficient and less prone to overuse injuries, which can plague endurance athletes.
Smoking
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Nicotine Addiction
- Health Risks
- Secondhand Smoke
- Smoking Bans
- Quitting Smoking
- Symptoms of Withdrawal
- Failure to Quit
- Lifestyle Changes
- Resources
- References
- Smoking may worsen knee osteoarthritis in men. A study published in the Annals of Rheumatic Disease found that male smokers have more pain and cartilage loss than men who do not smoke. Previous studies have not found such a link.
- Smoking greatly increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration.
Class Act: The Dailey Method
Strength training doesn’t only happen in a testosterone laden gym. You can get a full body workout, in a plush studio (full amenities from showers to mouthwash) doing The Dailey Method. In sixty minutes you will work all your major muscles and a lot of little ones you never knew existed.
DVD Review: Tracy Effinger's Squeeze Lower Body Challenge
I love feeling a good burn in my lower body, and I know most of you do, too. Celebrity trainer Tracy Effinger — she's trained Renée Zellweger, Eve, and Will Ferrell — put together an effective workout that focuses on our lower half, and her Squeeze Lower Body Challenge ($20 $15) only takes 30 minutes from start to finish. I popped this in first thing in the morning for an energizing way to start my day, but it would be a great complement to a cardio workout.
More on FitSugar
Fall Award Season
Top Brands
Donna Karan
A-Z Collection
TX Technoluxury