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Do you work your "Y"? Well you should...it is an easy way to feel connected to your "core." The "Y" connects your armpits to your belly button, and then your pelvic floor (like a kagel) pulling up toward your navel. Feeling these points connected gets your external obliques to work so your rib cage stays aligned over your pelvis. Engaging the pelvic floor stabilizes the lower part of the Read more
Heart symbolism has been seen for centuries, representing romantic love as well as the intellectual, spiritual, and emotional core of a person. Its long history makes the heart symbol a familiar motif, but I've rounded up a variety of heart symbols that take the heart to new places, with fun modern takes and clever usages. Any of these accents could easily find a spot in your home. Keep clicking Read more
If you have bobbed hair, then you know what a pain finding a brush that actually works on your bangs, layers, etc. can be, and how long it can take to get it all to turn under the right way. Which is why this Vidal Sassoon thermal brush ($8) is so great. It's exactly the right size; the core diameter is an inch, and the bristles are about half that, so even short hair like bangs will wrap around Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! By Lisa Hoehn, Prevention As the weather drops, more and more people head straight to one machine in their gym — the elliptical trainer. According to a 2008 report from the International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclub Association, the number of users of elliptical trainers in health clubs grew sevenfold from Read more
We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Health.com here on our site. Tea — does it really fight cancer? Lower cholesterol? We filter the research to find out which health claims actually hold water. By Kate Lowenstein The way scientific studies and health gurus alike have touted the perks of tea over the past few years, you'd think the stuff was some kind of all-powerful Read more
We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! If you're a novice like me, you might not realize that there are many different kinds of Pilates. And those incarnations are not defined as "hard, very hard, and nearly impossible." Celebrity trainer Sara Kapuchinski just opened her new LA studio i heart fitness xo, where she teaches West Coast-style Pilates to a Read more
We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! I got chills. They're multiplying. But they're not of the Grease Lightening variety. It's getting cold (nearly 75 degrees in LA) and I'm starting to see visions of couches, heavy meals, hot chocolate and layered clothing (to hide the blubber!). What? You need fat for warmth . . . supposedly. Okay, fine. Better nip this Read more
Pilates has a rep as a girly exercise form that attracts ladies who lunch. Private sessions can be pricey, but mat classes will work your entire body. Originally called Contrology, the practice was actually developed to rehab injured soldiers after WW I — talk about functional fitness! After teaching the method for years (and rehabbing my own chronic back injury with it), I have decided Pilates Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Chances are you've already seen Tony Horton. Built like Brad Pitt but with a sense of humor like Will Ferrell waving a cowbell, he's hard to miss whether he's on late-night TV (pick a channel, any channel) pimping his 10-Minute Trainer workouts or on QVC selling out his wildly popular P90X workout program. Read more
You can't go to a yoga class without the instructor leading you into the basic pose Triangle. This standing posture increases flexibility in your hamstrings, opens tight hips, and elongates the spine, but if this pose causes you discomfort or pain, here are some tips for relief. Neck or Shoulder Pain: Triangle pose is a subtle spinal twist, and gazing up at your lifted hand can cause major neck Read more
