New Moms: Get This Gear and Get Your Prebaby Body Back


Updated 07/11/11 1:35 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Gear to Help Moms Get in Shape

When you finally get the go-ahead from your doc to start exercising after having your baby (usually at about six to eight weeks postpartum), you may find it hard to leave your little one to fit in some exercise. That doesn't mean you have to abandon all hopes for getting your prebaby body back. Here are some must haves for new moms to help you drop the pounds you gained during pregnancy. Read more

Online Dating: 5 Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd


Updated 05/17/12 12:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How To Stand Out Online Dating

We're happy to present this excerpt from one of our favorite sites, YourTango. Today, David Osterczy gives us an excerpt from his new book 101 Online Dating Tips. Here is a smattering of tips from my latest book, Dating DeMistyfied, 101 Online Dating Tips. I've left out much of "the meat and potatoes," but left in enough content for you to get an indication of what you will learn from this book. Read more

What to Expect Author, Heidi Murkoff, Shares Women's Biggest Pregnancy Surprise


Updated 05/15/12 10:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Interview With What to Expect Author Heidi Murkoff

It's hard to imagine a time when Heidi Murkoff's What to Expect When You're Expecting wasn't a staple on nightstands of expectant moms. But 28 years ago, when Murkoff was unexpectedly pregnant with her first child, she didn't know where to turn for information about how her baby was growing or what she could eat. Being an information hound, she gobbled up information and turned her research into Read more

A Reader's First Half Marathon Is Full of Triumphs and a Little Bit of Embarrassment


Updated 05/03/12 12:45 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Having to Pee During a Marathon

FitSugar reader Dhitri has an embarrassing tale about her first half marathon. She shared her story in our RunningSugar community group. Help her out by sharing your own funny or embarrassing race tales below! So you know I ran my first half and had the greatest time ever. There were a few blunders, of course (what's a race without 'em?). Firstly, I arrived only half an hour before the start. Read more

Hilary Duff Opens Up About Postpartum Exercise, Postbaby Date Nights, and What Fills Her Phone Now


Updated 05/02/12 11:02 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Hilary Duff Talks About Motherhood

Hilary Duff's been one busy mama since welcoming son Luca Cruz to the world 5 weeks ago. The new mama's been sharing family photos with her fans, trying to return to her prepregnancy workouts, and getting back into her daily routine. Now Hilary's about to become even busier as she joins Johnson's Baby and Save the Children for the launch of Johnson's Baby CARES, a new initiative to support the Read more

4 Tribeca Docs With Sex Appeal


Updated 04/26/12 2:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Tribeca Documentaries

This week is the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC, and while there are plenty of indie rom-coms to catch our eye, it's the documentaries we're really dying to see. One film contrasts the women of the Miss India beauty pageant with the girls of a fundamentalist Hindu camp, another looks at our culture's obsession with beauty, and there's even one on the manscaping trend (with Jason Bateman and Will Read more

Game of Thrones "Garden of Bones": What We're Still Talking About


Updated 04/24/12 10:21 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Game of Thrones "Garden of Bones" Recap

To say there's little lightheartedness in this week's Game of Thrones is a bit of an understatement. In fact, it's pretty messed up — we see more of how twisted Joffrey can be, some creepy rat-torture, and the episode ends with a giant WTF moment. And to add insult to injury, there is no trace of Jon Snow this week, either. While this week's episode may have been tough to watch, the many awful Read more

9 Easy Tricks to Maximize Your Wardrobe


Updated 04/18/12 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Maximize Your Clothes

Despite what you think, you actually don't need more clothes. The trick is to just maximize your wardrobe. LearnVest shares how. Whether you live for shopping the latest trends or wish you could spend every day in your favorite pair of jeans and a white t-shirt, your clothes project a message about who you are. The great thing is that you have the power to control that message entirely — as Read more

Yoga No-Nos For Pregos


Updated 04/15/12 2:56 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

What to Avoid in Yoga When Pregnant

Fun issues like nausea, fatigue, shortness of breath, and the need to hit the ladies' room — three different times during a workout! — makes it difficult to keep up with a regular exercise routine when pregnant. If you're expecting, taking up yoga (or continuing to go) is wonderful because not only does it alleviate some of these annoying discomforts, your body will stay strong and flexible. Read more

How Long Does It Take to Feel Sexy Again?


Updated 04/17/12 6:05 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Feeling Sexy After Giving Birth

Here's a post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Kerala Taylor about bringing sexy back after baby. Last week, when a coworker pointed at my shirt, I immediately started to panic. My first thought: My breasts are leaking. Or maybe I had missed a spit-up stain in my state of Read more