Fittingly Green: Work Out Outside For Earth Day


Updated 04/24/09 9:02 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 9 comments

Fittingly Green: Work Out Outside For Earth Day

Today is Earth Day, so celebrate with an outdoor workout. Yes you can run and walk outside, but you can also strength train while doing so. All you need is an empty park bench and a curb to strength train your entire body while on the move in the outdoors. Here are some ideas: Take your basic step up and do it on a park bench. You will work your legs while keeping your heart rate up. Use the Read more

CrossFit Workouts Anyone Can Do


Updated 05/08/12 10:33 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

CrossFit Workouts For Everyone

Want muscles like Cameron Diaz and Jessica Biel? You may want to try CrossFit. The workout has many devoted fans, not just incredibly fit celebrities, who love it not only for its scalability — workouts are tailored to your current ability, and the difficulty increases as you get better — but also for the mental challenge that comes from pushing yourself further with each workout. So, what Read more

Get Off the Bench and on Your Feet — Best Outdoor Workout Moves


Updated 04/09/12 9:13 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Bench Workout With Brick CrossFit [Video]

CrossFit is all the rage these days, and we went straight to the source — Brick CrossFit LA — to find out some of the best ways to incorporate its no-equipment moves into an everyday workout routine. Watch as Jarett Perelmutter, Brick owner and CrossFit coach, takes Susi through four total-body conditioning exercises using only a bench as the equipment! Whether at the gym or in a park, get Read more

Why Your Friends Are the Secret to Weight-Loss Success


Updated 05/04/11 10:44 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

The Benefits of Having a Workout Buddy

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! You may be trying hard to get regular exercise and make healthy food choices, but if you don't have like-minded friends, this can be pretty tough."Working out by yourself can be pretty difficult. I highly recommend finding a workout partner to maximize your program," exercise physiologist Tom Holland says in his new book Read more

Why You Need to Add Jumping to Your Cardio Routine


Updated 09/07/11 12:22 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

How to Add Jumping to Your Fitness Routine

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! Back in the day, when we played double-dutch on the playground (or some simpler incarnation of that), we hardly cared about the value of the workout.  All we cared about was having fun. It turns out that jumping offers a lot more than a good time: in fact, depending on the type of jumping exercise you choose, you can Read more