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ACTivism: Become a Running Buddy
I'm always telling you to get a workout partner so you have another reason to be motivated to stick to your goals. One way to take it the next step further is by becoming a running buddy with Girls on the Run — a program for girls age eight to thirteen years old that combines training for a 3.1 mile running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts.
The goal of Girls on the Run is to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical development.
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Speak Up: 8 Year Old Girl Runs Marathon
I recently read that an 8 year old Chinese girl has just completed an astonishing 55 day, 3,558 km (2,211 mi.) marathon from her hometown of Hainan to Beijing.
At first I was thoroughly impressed with the abilities of this little girl to finish such an impressive feat. However, then I started thinking about it more...
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- Biggest Loser Ali Vincent's memoir will motivate and entertain — That's Fit
- Start your day with a quick and healthy breakfast — Shape
- Chocolate pumped up with antioxidants to fight acne? — Vital Juice
- Kristen Stewart joins the fight against diabetes — FitCeleb
- Plus-sized dance clubs: cool or not? — Vitamin G
- Countdown to the Olympics: 95 until the opening ceremonies — Fresh Fitness Tips
- Run in the woods to change the meaning of "happy trails" — Fit Bottomed Girls
- Skip these fast-food sammies when traveling for T-day — Daily Spark
Reality Check: Victoria Beckham Now Works Out Daily
When Victoria Beckham came out as a gym addict earlier this year, people were more than a bit incredulous. Well Posh's fitness routine is once again in the news. It seems she didn't feel her old regimen of running eight miles six times a week was enough to prepare her body for her recent Emporio Armani ads with hubby soccer-stud David, so she implemented daily workouts.
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- Lighten up your fettuccine alfredo — That's Fit
- Learn a thing from Lance Armstrong's coach — Fit Bottomed Girls
- Arm warmers make Fall runs cozy — Fresh Fitness Tips
- Don't fear symmetry, muscular imbalances lead to injury — Marks' Daily Apple
- How's your gluten? It's Celiac Disease Awareness Month — FitCeleb
- Skip the online swine flu drugs', they're phony — The Daily WD
- Eight powerful ladies who thrive on a vegetarian diet — Lunch Box Bunch
- Heat up your workout with the sexy S factor — Shape
- Algae shot for your health? — Vital Juice
Handling a Loved One's Breast Cancer
When someone in your life tells you that they have been diagnosed with breast cancer, it's difficult to know how to respond or the best way to help. Glamour and Bright Pink, a nonprofit support group for women with breast and ovarian cancer, offered these helpful tips on how to make the conversation easier:
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- Three moves to slim your thighs — Shape
- More on posted calorie counts and unchanging eating habits — That's Fit
- Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes getting it on to get skinny — FitCeleb
- What's your yogurt personality? — Fit Bottomed Girls
- Running fashion dilemma: running shorts with built in underwear — Fresh Fitness Tips
- Slim down your recipes with tips from celebrity chefs — Health
- The skinny on exercising when sick — Daily Spark
Madonna Calls It Quits With Trainer Tracy Anderson
These days Madonna has been making big proclamations, but recent changes for the material girl aren't limited to her love life. Madge has dropped her trainer Tracy Anderson.
It seems Madonna has grown "tired of the baggage that Tracy always seemed to be carrying with her."
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- 10 drinks to help you skip the soda — Mark's Daily Apple
- Yoga in India could just be the ultimate stress relief — Social Workout
- Get the skinny on sugar substitutes — Shape
- Maintain your healthy weight: clear your closest to keep off the pounds — Shape Up!
- Why Katherine Heigl envies Nicole Richie — That's Fit
- Cleat up and head to the field. It's soccer time — Fresh Fitness Tips
- Christian Bale goes to extremes with weight loss for a role — Fit Celeb
- Three ways to sip your vitamins — Fit Bottomed Girls
- Take care of your knees and they will keep on running — Health
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