Feeling Stuffed? Let Our Facebook Followers Move You


Updated 11/25/10 3:50 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

Fitness Inspiration From Facebook

Before or after your big meal today, sneak in some activity to get your blood flowing. It'll help burn all those calories you're consuming, but more importantly, it'll feel good to be out in the crisp Fall air. Sure, I hear you — it's tough to move when pumpkin pie is in the oven! But we've got some motivation coming your way. Recently, we asked our Facebook followers what activities they did Read more

4 Time-Saving Tips For a Healthy Lifestyle


Updated 05/24/12 1:20 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Healthy Time-Saving Tips

Summers can be incredibly busy — between shuttling kids to and from activities to planning and going on vacation, all the activities that come along with the season can leave you pressed for time. Luckily, we've got a few suggestions for how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, even if you've only got minutes to spare. Total-body in 20: Breaking up your workout in just 10- or 20-minute increments Read more

4 Reasons to Add an Exercise Ball to Your Home Gym


Updated 05/22/12 2:00 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ways to Use an Exercise Ball

The exercise ball may occupy a lot of room in your home gym, but it's one versatile piece of equipment. Find out how to get the most out of your exercise ball below. A healthier seat: Ditch your normal seat on the couch and sit on an exercise ball instead. Using a ball to sit helps correct your posture, tones your abs, and encourages you to stretch, all of which sounds a lot better than the Read more

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage


Updated 05/18/12 12:53 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today, Mark Tyrrell offers eight relationship tools to make your marriage work. "All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble." — Raymond Hull So how do you make your marriage work? Or do you just blindly hope it'll take care of itself? Think of a hot, successful Read more

Countdown to the Big Day: How to Hire a Personal Trainer


Updated 05/14/12 2:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Hire a Personal Trainer Before the Wedding

You're hiring a caterer, florist, and wedding planner, so why not also enlist the expertise of a personal trainer? If you're trying to lose weight for your wedding, having a trainer can be one of the best ways to help you reach your goals. But since you're on a timeline, it's important to ensure you're getting what you need from your training sessions. Here's how to hire the right personal Read more

Back on Track: Commit to 20-Minute Workouts This Week


Updated 05/14/12 12:35 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

20 Minute Workouts Benefits

We all know how important it is to exercise, but one weekend getaway or a lingering illness can knock away our good intentions. When it comes to getting back on track, don't feel daunted by the thought of jumping back on the fitness bandwagon. It can be as simple as spending 20 minutes a day making sure you sweat, says a new study. This recent study found that just 20 minutes of exercise each Read more

The Rise of Weight Watchers in the 1960s


Updated 05/15/12 12:25 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

History of Weight Watchers

This week on Mad Men's "Dark Shadows" episode, Weight Watchers serves as a type of therapy for Betty Francis, who can definitely use it. Boredom, jealousy, and insecurity dominate Betty's life as a 1960s housewife on her second marriage, and she's turned to bags of Bugles to pass the time. Now determined to lose the weight, the former model turns to a new diet plan gaining popularity with women Read more

Fit Tip: Need to Remember Something? Go For a Run


Updated 05/09/12 11:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How Exercise Makes You Smarter

Have a pregraduation final or an upcoming important presentation to nail? It may help to take a step back from your notes and go for a run or a bike ride. A new lab study, reported in The New York Times has found that exercise can improve your memory and learning skills. In the study, scientists fed a group of mice certain drugs that mimic muscle changes from exercise and compared them to Read more

Glee-ful Highlights From Episode "Prom-asaurus"


Updated 05/09/12 2:47 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Glee Recap "Prom-asaurus"

It's prom time again on Glee, and this year's festivities contain just as much drama as last year's, plus infinitely more dinosaurs. That's right — Brittany decides to exercise her presidential rights in order to celebrate the peace that apparently once existed between cavemen and dinos. It doesn't make much sense, but it does give Brittany the opportunity to prance around in a Read more

Fit Tip: Take Your Strength Training Routine Outside


Updated 05/08/12 2:20 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ways to Strength Train Outside

As soon as the hint of Summer comes along, I'm all about taking my workout outside. I'll admit, however, that for me, forgoing the gym for the great outdoors usually means I'm out for a run. Luckily, there are many ways I can take more than my cardio outside. Here are some ideas for enjoying the fresh air while you tone up and stretch out. Take a bootcamp class: Ready to get whipped into shape Read more