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Fit for October: FitSugar Must Haves

FitSugar — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:00:00 PDT

Despite its arrival being evidence that Winter is coming, October is one of my favorite months of the year. From the gorgeous colors of the trees to being able to go for brisk runs after work, Fall feels like it's officially here. Keep in mind that October also kicks off the beginning of the holiday season with Halloween, which means it's time to enjoy all the goodies, but still keep an eye on what we're putting in our bodies in the interim. Staying fit this month will pave the way to a happy and healthy rest of 2008.

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Fit For October: Must Haves

FitSugar — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:30:00 PDT

Fall has finally arrived, and October is loaded with fun activities. Here are some items that are fit for this month!

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October just wouldn't be the same without a pumpkin and pumpkin seeds. Pumpkins are high in beta carotene and fiber but low in calories, and the flesh can be used for facials! The seeds are high in both plant sterols, which may help lower cholesterol, and phytochemicals that promote prostate health.
EmergenC, the health and energy drink, created a new Pink Lemonade flavor to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Fifty percent of all profits from this flavor will be donated to the Keep A Breast Foundation. Take care of your health while helping to take care of others!
Now is the time to take charge of your nutritional life, so I recommend having a session with a dietitian. Learning to eat a well balanced diet can be challenging, so why not seek professional help? Think of a dietitian as a personal trainer for food, since they will build a menu to suit your dietary needs. To find a dietitian in your area check out: American Dietetic Association's web site.
I love this Pink Ribbon Sports Bra ($24.99). You can support your gals while supporting wider access to mammograms. For sale on The Breast Cancer Site, who will cover one percent of a mammogram for every bra purchased. While that might not seem like a lot, those percentage points add up!
Nike+iPod is a great way to track your cardio performance, and it just got better. With the new iPod nano, you can watch videos! This means you can easily add video podcast workouts into your fitness routine. While you might not drag a laptop with you to the gym, you will be taking your iPod ($199 + 29 for sports kit).

Kristen Stewart Talks Badass Fairy Tales, Bella Swan, and Her New Leading Man on Snow White Set Visit

Molly Goodson — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:01:00 PST

Last October, we were so excited to pay a visit to the set of Snow White and the Huntsman outside London. We got a sneak peek into the amazing world Kristen Stewart and her costars, including Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Charlize Theron, and more, inhabited while shooting the action-packed fairy-tale movie. We have tons to come from our day poking around the remarkable set and learning about everything from the costumes to the fight scenes. While we were there, we even got to see the aftermath of Kristen accidentally actually punching Chris Hemsworth in the face filming a scene. Check out our chat with Kristen and stay tuned for lots from the set:

Is there something you admire about Snow White?

Yes. It’s strange playing a character that you actually could never truly embody. Her spirit affects people. . . I can’t have Snow White’s effect on people. I can’t actually be completely selfless because nobody is. You can only really play a character like that in a fairy tale and play it with an awful load of integrity. She’s very fully formed, but very farfetched-from-the-reality-that-we-live-in type of person. She also is strong in a very different way than you’d expect. Strength, yeah, but also gusto. I mean, she’s strong. She can kick ass. It hurts very much to do so and so it’s not like you’re watching her go take down a kingdom. You’re not watching going, "Yeah! Kill him!" Really it’s more like you’re watching someone having to do something that doesn’t just go against your sensibilities or that you agree with. It’s gutting. It’s physically gutting, literally. A million reasons, but she’s special.

Do you like that she’s not like your prissy fairy tale?

Yeah, because that’s just a very surface, though she is prissy sometimes. That’s the other thing. It takes her the whole movie basically to become who I’m talking about now. I’m really sort of talking in retrospect. It’s strange. It’s a total identity movie. It’s all about not finding yourself, but actually just being OK with who you always have been and not being ashamed of being the only one who sees the light. It’s an enormous burden and she’s so stunted. She was put away when she was 7 years old and your mother and your father were killed basically right in front of you. We’re not doing the version of a fairy tale that wouldn’t deal with all of those things, where you just sort of skim over all those things, and it's like all of these things are actually really important to the characters. She literally bleeds for her land and her people, and that’s just such a cool concept for me because it’s other people caring about people. It’s very simple, but it’s so common. Every day all the time you see people not caring about each other, and this is just about that.

She learns to be a leader or she’s born a leader inside, do you think?

She’s definitely a born leader. I mean, it’s literally pumping through those veins, but it’s been taken from her. She’s been so stolen from.

To read the rest of the interview, including her thoughts on Bella vs. Snow White and what it was like to punch Chris just

read more. Is it helping you get into the character's mindset to wear those cool costumes? Absolutely. If you look down and something doesn’t feel like you would definitely be wearing it, or if you go to grab your knife and it flops around or - basically [Colleen Atwood] thinks about every detail. It’s so wearable. I also have puffy sleeves. Somehow she manages to make puffy sleeves look butch. I was always expecting to personally wind up in a - basically what I’m wearing underneath it, like that little blue dress, which is just thin and wispy. I was really happy that she’s got something heavy on - a bit of armor before she actually finds her own armor. How did you feel the first time you put on the armor? Did you feel more badass? Yeah. That’s the first thing you want to [pound your chest]. Also, my armor doesn’t have a huge top on it. All the guys, unfortunately, they [raise their arms] and they hit themselves in the head. I can run around in mine. Somehow the armor on the men - unless they’re on horseback and they look amazing, but there’s also something kind of dainty about it, too, like pointy toes. It fits a woman’s body better, I feel. I don’t know, the guys running around suddenly look like little toys - slightly feminine little toys. Both Snow White and Bella had traumatizing experiences in the woods - being led out to die or have her heart broken - compare those two experiences? Well, it’s funny. I think [Snow White] genuinely lacks that innate fear of death that we all have. She’s got a serious, fierce survival - not skills, but insights. But she isn’t afraid of anything. What’s harder is to have dreams and hopes that you lived your whole life sort of be just shattered in front of you. So I think probably it’s totally impossible to compare the two. And I know that doesn’t make sense, but I kind of can’t compare. Can you compare the movies in general? Are there similarities at all? Bella and Snow White both come to find that they’re leaders. I mean, that’s definitely a similarity. They’re different. They’re very, very, very, different people. Also, I guess in a very sort of righteous way as well it’s all very like - everyone’s telling them “no” and both of them I guess see the light. Both of them are sort of a little more intuitive and spiritually, for whatever reason, connected and their gut is always sort of dead right. What about working with Chris surprised you? Did you have any preconceptions of him? Before I met him, I was like, "gosh, so charming." You know what I mean? Like he’s so ridiculously, seemingly nice. Movie-star caliber nice. But he really actually just is. But then again, it’s strange working - cause I mean it’s not a secret. It was completely different part before. It was totally like a rethought. So when he came in it was like "Wow! This is f*cking interesting!" I mean, it was like they really elevated it. Chris is an amazing, nice guy and also [has] great instincts and he can roll with everything on set. He’s really relaxed, whereas I’m always like, "oh my god!" I use my anxiety to do this and he’s always sort of like - he’s a good energy for me. I really like working with him. You actually punched Chris filming a scene and gave him a black eye? It’s actually a very confidence building experience. I don’t like punching anyone. So, you know, when you dream and your hand just slides right down their face, it doesn’t do that in real life. It really works. God, that really made me feel horrible, though. I mean, like instantly hot tears and I was like "oops!" We were watching it. It looks - it’ll be in the movie. Favorite fairy tale as a kid? I honestly don’t - somebody asked this the other day. I wasn’t here til the end of fairy tales. I really liked The Jungle Book. I was obsessed with The Jungle Book. Chris said Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. He is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and he was always like humming Enya as we were trudging up the mountain. I was saying basically, "You should make a remake of Lord of the Rings. Why are you doing this? . . . We’re doing Snow White and the Huntsman, Chris!" Photos courtesy of Universal Pictures

George Clooney and Stacy Keibler Sneak Off to Cabo For Their Latest Holiday Vacation

Allie Merriam — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:18:35 PST

George Clooney and Stacy Keibler lounged in Cabo yesterday afternoon. The couple are back, south of the border, enjoying a pre-Christmas vacation. It seems that George and Stacy love sneaking away to the tropical destination for their holiday breaks, as they also traveled there around Thanksgiving and in October for her 32nd birthday.

As usual, George and Stacy have friends on hand. Cindy Crawford and husband Rande Gerber have been seen on the Mexican beach, though George and Stacy have yet to be spotted on the sand. Being bikini-ready is on Stacy's mind, though. Stacy Keibler's fitness tips were the topic of her latest blog post, in which she suggests having vegetable soup before going to a holiday party. It seems more and more people are interested in hearing Stacy's thoughts on subjects ranging from healthy living to fashion. Stacy's appearance fee has doubled since she started dating George, and she now commands around $25,000 per event.

Wheat-Free Pumpkin Dog Biscuits

Pet Community — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:01:08 PST

For a delicious and seasonal doggie birthday treat, Yoo Eatz baked up some wheat-free pumpkin dog biscuits for her lucky pooch.

Disclaimer: Before we go any further, please take note that these are dog biscuits, not people biscuits. No harm will befall you if ingested, but I guarantee that your dog will enjoy them more that you will.

I'm a terrible parent. In fact, it makes me wonder sometimes what will happen when we have human children running around the house rather than the four-legged variety. So here it is: I forgot my dog's birthday. The real date is October 25th, and Lily reached a regal 13 years of age this year on that late Tuesday in October. But here we are one month later, and I have provided no gifts, no birthday cake, only a belated couple of pats on the head and maybe a few more toy tosses.

Of course, the truth is, she hasn't noticed. And she has no idea (nor sympathy) for the guilt that I feel. She's just worried about where her next meal is coming from, which is exactly the sentiment that helped me land on her birthday present.

This Thanksgiving, we're off to my parents' house which now goes by the code name "Disneyland" because the term "Grandma and Grandpa's house" now makes Lily so excited, she leaves puddles on the floor. And since we will be partaking of our own pumpkin-flavored treats, I thought it only fitting that the dog have her own. So I tracked down this wonderful recipe (and cute post) at Simmer Till Done for wheat-free pumpkin dog biscuits that are easy to make and also easy on an aging canine's tummy. This should serve to assuage my guilt, at least until I forget next year. For the recipe, read on.

Fit's Hits: A Visual on Salty Snacks, Ab Moves For Winter, and More!

FitSugar — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:46:40 PDT

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Fit's Hits: Healthy Stews, Energizing Snacks, and More

FitSugar — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:32:24 PDT

Warm yourself with one of these hearty and healthy stews. Time to get cookin'.
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Dress for yoga and errands with these cute looks, perfect for both settings.
Avoid the afternoon slump with these energy-boosting snacks.
Don't fall for these fitness myths that can mess with your results.
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Fit's Hits: Sweet Potato, Pumpkin, and Healthy Halloween Recipes

FitSugar — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:27:51 PDT

Cooking with sweet potatoes just screams Fall, and we've got recipes for ya!
Top time-wasters to skip at the gym and make the most of your workout.
Sweet and healthy Halloween treats for your next party.
Simple and easy ways to lose weight without exercising.
Hearty and healthy breakfasts you can prep the night before.
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Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied Are a Couple Who Stay Fit Together

Allie Merriam — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:20:30 PST

Natalie Portman and her fiancé Benjamin Millepied were together in LA today for a jog around their neighborhood. Their couple's fitness time came after a cultural weekend with their young son Aleph. Natalie visited the Huntington Library and art collection with her boys Benjamin and Aleph, and were photographed taking a stroll along their picturesque grounds. Natalie was casual for their family outing, and today Natalie was decked out in workout clothes. She also represented her undergraduate alma mater Harvard with a crimson cap. Natalie and Benjamin seem to be enjoying the warm temperatures out on the West Coast, which they're soaking up after a stint in the colder climates of France and Switzerland during October.

Fit's Hits: Halloween Apps, Fitness-Inspired Costumes, and More!

FitSugar — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:30:08 PDT

Spooky, healthy appetizers to scare away hunger for your next Halloween party!

Here are three reasons why you're not losing weight at the gym.

Would you be pumped up or put off by receiving these weight-loss products as gifts?

Simple ways to salvage an indulgent day and stay on the healthy track.

End your day on a healthy note and make these choices before going to bed.

Harness the full weight loss potential of your breakfast.

Ten things every gal should do to prevent breast cancer.

Celebrate Halloween in a fitness-inspired costume.

Must-have rainy-day fitness gear to keep you active all season long.