Indoor Rock Climbing


Updated 12/28/07 8:44 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 11 comments

Indoor Rock Climbing

If cold weather is forcing you to move your workout inside, you might want to investigate the fun to be had while indoor-rock climbing. There are tons of rock-climbing gyms with artificial structures made to look and feel like real walls of rock. Learning to rock climb indoors in a safe and controlled environment is a great introduction to the sport if you're looking to rock climb outdoors Read more

Learn to Love the VersaClimber With This Short Workout


Updated 04/30/12 9:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What to Do on VersaClimber Cardio Machine

No doubt you've seen the VersaClimber at your gym — that tall piece of equipment, lurking in the corner behind the more popular cardio machines. But the VersaClimber's unpopularity is also its saving grace: there is never anyone using it, so you hop on it without a wait. Since the machine is often empty, you can also use it to add short bursts of cardio to your circuit training sets, just like Read more

When Is It Time to Give Up the Nap?


Updated 04/19/12 1:10 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Giving Up the Nap

Here's another post from our friends at Circle of Moms! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and motherhood stories from our partners at Circle of Moms, including this post from Kim Westerman about giving up your toddler's nap. It's one o'clock in the afternoon — do you know where your toddler is? All his friends are fast asleep, napping soundly after lunch. But your little one is Read more

Why Everyone Wants to Work at Google


Updated 01/19/12 5:39 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Google Perks 2012

It didn't surprise me that Google was rated the best company to work for this year by Fortune. The tech giant has consistently been in the top five firms to work for in the last few years. Although the interview process is grueling, many will say it's well worth their efforts. Here are some of the reasons people want to work at Google: Free lunch and dinner by gourmet chefs. Convenient on-site Read more

Beat the Chill: 5 Indoor Activities For Tots


Updated 01/17/12 5:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Indoor Activities For Kids

Even though it's been a relatively mild Winter so far, it hasn't been warm enough to hit the playground as frequently as we would like, and the troops are getting restless. It's hard to keep young kids entertained while being confined indoors, but fear not, for we have some fun ideas to keep the entire family from climbing the walls during the Winter chill. Click through to check out these five Read more

Check Out the New Poster For The Amazing Spider-Man!


Updated 01/26/12 8:06 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

The Amazing Spider-Man Movie Poster

The clock is ticking down on 2011 movies, which means it's time to start looking ahead to the potential blockbusters of 2012. Take for example The Amazing Spider-Man, which is already shaping up to be one of the biggest movies of next Summer. We've already seen the Spidey trailer, but Sony has released a brand-new poster to keep our interest piqued. Behold Andrew Garfield showing off his Read more

What to Skip When Shopping For Baby


Updated 12/26/11 11:41 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

What to Skip When Shopping For Baby

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! By the last few months of every woman’s third trimester, she’s inevitably faced with one of life’s most intimidating situations: baby shopping. No matter whether you had your most recent child years ago or are currently expecting, I’m sure you’re familiar with the situation. You walk into your local baby store brimming Read more

The Vampire Diaries "Ordinary People": The Good, the Bad, and the Bloody


Updated 11/09/11 8:18 AM · Posted by · 6 comments

The Vampire Diaries Recap of "Ordinary People"

On this week's episode of The Vampire Diaries, we pick up where we left off — perplexed by the mysterious writings on the cave walls beneath the Lockwood property. It's imperative that Alaric, Elena, and Damon unearth the meaning behind these ancient cryptic inscriptions, for better or for worse. With Stefan locked up, Rebekah basking in her new-found high school popularity, Klaus nowhere to be Read more

OnSugar Blog: Extreme Scootering


Updated 06/20/11 3:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Review of Mini Kick Scooter

Lots of moms like to think out loud, and camilaruano is one of them. This is the latest post to her I'm So Stylish blog. I have been know to say that I wanted surfer/skater kids. Children who think out of the box, that push the limits, that are fearless. When Sophia was 18 months old she could scale a rock climbing wall that was suggested for 6-11-year-olds. At a year old, Gabriel would crawl Read more

New Hybrid Class: Spinning and Yoga


Updated 06/14/11 2:26 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Spinning and Yoga Together in One Fitness Class

Since the new millennium rolled around, it seems like the ancient practice of yoga has been mixed with almost every form of exercise, from the Pilates hybrid Yogalates to kickboxing's Koga. A new yoga mashup is making its way into the fitness world: yoga and spinning. Before your third eye conjures up images of holding a downward-facing dog while clipped in on a stationary bike, let me explain Read more