Join Diet Coke and Wear Red For Women's Heart Health


Updated 02/24/08 10:38 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 14 comments

Join Diet Coke and Wear Red For Women's Heart Health

Did you wear your red today? If not, then our friends at Diet Coke thought you should know that today is National Wear Red Day. Every year on the first Friday in February, people all around the country wear red to raise awareness of women's heart disease. The Heart Truth™ — a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease — introduced the Red Dress as the national symbol for Read more

Strike a Yoga Pose: Sleeping Hero


Updated 05/21/12 9:37 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 2 comments

Strike a Yoga Pose: Sleeping Hero

Looking for a great stretch for your quads? Kneeling Shin Stretch pose is great, but if that's too easy for you, give Sleeping Hero a try. Sanskrit Name: Supta Virasana English Translation: Sleeping Hero Pose Also Called: Reclining Hero This pose can feel really intense on your knees, so if you feel any pain at any point in this pose, come to sit back up. You don't want to risk Read more

Strike a Yoga Pose: Wide-Legged Forward Bend C


Updated 05/16/12 6:39 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 3 comments

Yoga Pose of the Week: Wide-Legged Forward Bend C

If you love to stretch your hamstrings, then I'm sure you've been loving Wide-Legged Forward Bend A and B. There are technically two more poses in this series in Ashtanga Yoga, and this one called Wide-Legged Forward Bend C is my favorite. Sanskrit Name: Prasarita Padottanasana C English Translation: Feet Spread Intense Stretch Pose C Also Called: Wide-Legged Forward Bend C If you Read more