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1 You Asked: Does Sweating Mean You're Burning More Calories?
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2 Drinking Cold Water
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3 Do You Have to Sweat in Order to Burn Calories?
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4 A Quick Chart to Live By
Breakfast
5 Skipping Meals Won't Help You Lose Weight
Tennis
6 Wii and Weight Loss - It's Official
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7 Street Surfing: Ride The Wave
Eva Longoria
8 Volleyball Tourney: Take it From Eva Longoria
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9 Walk It Off: Tricks For Burning More Calories
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10 A New Way to Burn Calories: Speedminton
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11 Burn a Few More Calories: Take a Self Defense Class
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12 Gear Review: Earth Exer-Fit Flip-Flops
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13 Burn it up - Xtra calories, that is
Running
14 Increase Your Pace Slightly and Burn More Calories
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15 Eat Fat - Burn Calories?
Friends
16 Fun Fitness-Focused Friend Date Ideas
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17 What can one pound of muscle do for you?
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18 Back to Basics: How The Body Burns Calories
The right fitness buddy can help you stay on track, but your get fit dates don't have to be exclusive to the gym. Plan a fun friend date that will zap calories without you even realizing you're working it out. Here are some seasonal suggestions that will allow you to catch up sans a calorie-heavy happy hour. Take a jog/walk at the beach or in the park — An hour of jogging, walking, and Read more
If running isn't your thing, and walking is more your speed, you can still optimize your exercise time and burn extra calories on your walk. Here's how: Swing those arms. Keep your elbows at 90-degree angles and pump your arms with each step. You'll end up burning 15 percent more calories. Pick up your pace. Walking at a speed of three miles per hour (20 minutes per mile) will burn 103 calories Read more
If you're trying to lose weight, cardio is your best friend. Workouts that get your heart rate up, such as running, biking, and using a cardio machine, are the best way to burn calories and reduce your percentage of body fat. Another fact to point out is that the faster you move, the more calories you'll burn. I'm not suggesting that you have to sprint through your entire workout — increasing Read more
I've told you about Earth shoes; the stylish and healthy shoe with negative heel technology, which means your toes are 3.7° higher than your heels. The idea is that shifting your weight slightly more to your heels offers health benefits — better breathing, straighter posture, stronger core muscles, tighter thighs, and calf toning. The slight incline, like walking up a not-so-steep hill, the Read more
You're asking and I'm answering. . . Dear Fit, I work out with a friend of mine all the time. Whether we're running, biking, or in a yoga class, she's always drenched in sweat. I feel like we're both equally fit, but I hardly sweat. Does that mean I'm burning less calories? —Dry Dara I'm so glad you asked about this because I'm sure other readers were wondering about the connection between Read more
Holidays are a great time to get together with family and friends, to share laughter and memories, and to eat a ton of delicious decadent foods. Here are five easy ways to burn 100 calories around this time of year: Vacuum your entire house before your guests arrive for 25 minutes. Clean vigorously around the house for 30 minutes, scrubbing the shower and bathroom, washing the windows and Read more
If you want to lose weight, it's simple math — to lose one pound a week, you must burn approximately 3500 calories over and above what you already burn doing daily activities. That's about 500 calories a day that you need to either cut out or burn with exercise. Let me say this out loud: Skipping meals doesn't count. If you skip let's say Breakfast, or decrease your calories significantly Read more
This may seem like sixth grade science class all over again but if you are trying to lose calories, then you should know the basics of how your body burns them. Here are the three primary functions the body uses for burning calories from RealBuzz.com: Basal metabolic rate. Your BMR accounts for about 60% of your daily calorie burn, and is simply there to keep your body alive, irrespective of Read more
Some of my favorite kinds of workouts are the ones that kill two birds with one stone. For example, I love getting in 30 minutes of cardio while watching the last episode of TopChef (yes, I watch that show too). I also love doing pull-ups and dips on the monkey bars while I am at the park with my kids. Another way to get fit and accomplish something (aside from plain ol' getting healthy) while Read more
Eva Longoria took a minute out of her busy wedding preparation schedule to participate in a Celebrity Charity Volleyball Tournament - the tournament raised funds for PADRES Contra El Cancer. Eva is definitely working hard to be toned and stress free on her big day. Beach volleyball is a fabulous way to burn off a few extra calories and steam. You can always join a league. I'm a big fan of Read more
