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Do a Tri With a Team

FitSugar — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:20:00 -0700

If you want to try your hands at a triathlon, but are worried about being able to do the whole thing on your own, then think about getting a team together. Recently Matt Damon completed the running portion of the Escape from Miami Triathlon as a member of a relay team along with his stepfather and family friend. Doing just one portion of the race is ideal because it enables you to get your feet wet (literally speaking if you're the swimmer) in the triathlon world, but takes away the fear of having to do something you're not ready to do or feel comfortable doing (or simply just don't want to do). My sister-in-law does a tri with her parents every year and I've always thought it was a fabulous idea, not to mention a great bonding experience. Maybe the saying should be that the family that tris together, stays together.

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How Do You Feel About Actors Gaining Weight For Roles?

FitSugar — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:30:01 -0700

Renee Zellweger is reprising her role in the third installment of the popular book-turned-film series, Bridget Jones' Diary, but this time she's doing it without all the extra weight. Well, sort of . . .

Instead of turning to a high fat diet of doughnuts and pizza like she did in the past, Zellweger will be relying on makeup and wardrobe to mimic the extra weight needed for the title role.

E! Online quoted a source as telling Britain's Reveal magazine: "Renee will be wearing a fat suit in the third film as it took her a while to lose the weight last time. She's also thinking about the effect quickly putting on and then losing 30 pounds has on her body."

I admire that Zellweger is embracing the role she's playing, but am relieved she's not relying on harmful methods like yo-yo dieting and exercising to portray the 30 pound difference between herself and her character this time around.

Besides Zellweger, actors like Matt Damon, Beyonce, and Charlize Theron have used unconventional methods to put on weight for film roles. Do you think it's OK for the sake of believability?

Speak Up: What's Your Proudest Moment?

FitSugar — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:30:00 -0700

Recently when I was writing about Matt Damon and his triathlon, I reminisced about my own completion of a triathlon - though I did the whole thing on my own! I'm very proud of a lot of my fitness accomplishments, the triathlon being among my proudest moments, but I would have to say that my favorite achievement was just simply becoming a runner.

Years ago, I refused to run. I despised it because my endurance was not up to par and I could only run a few minutes before getting totally winded and I just hated it. After much practice and patience, I am now able to run miles on end and it feels great. Have you had a proud fitness moment? It could be as big as completing a marathon or something small such as joining a gym. Speak up and share your proudest health and/or fitness moment and maybe you'll motivate someone to reach their goal, too!

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Healthy Dose Link Time

FitSugar — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:00:00 -0700

A cookbook for carnivores and vegetarians - Elastic Waist
The ultimate report card on Spinning: It makes the grade - AOL Health
Matt Damon on becoming "doughy" - FitCeleb
Sharing body images with the ones you love - Back in Skinny Jeans
Healthy recipe: Bread and Tomato Soup - YumSugar
The truth about doctor crushes - Vitamin G

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Need Motivation? These Guys Ran Across The Sahara

FitSugar — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:44:17 -0800

At times we can all feel unmotivated to workout. It happens. Then, I come across something that makes me say, "I am so not sitting on the couch and watching tv tonight -- I am going for a run!"

Three men ran across the Sahara (yeah, the desert) for a great cause (a clean water initiative with the mission to create widespread public awareness of the water crisis in Africa) and a great film, The Running the Sahara. James Moll directed the film with a small film crew that tracked the runners across the desert, capturing their journey on camera, recording their athleticism combined with humanitarianism. With celebrity Matt Damon narrating, the film and the cause will hopefully get some attention.

These men ran for 111 days straight and covered 4,000 miles [gasp]. Not just any old 4,000 miles though. With the wind, extreme heat and cold and sand, these were possibly the most brutal 4,000 miles you could imagine. I would say that running across the Sahara (that is 6 countries by the way) definitely shows a great amount of physical and emotional determination and strength. Telling us once again, that we (as humans) are capable of so much more physically than we give ourselves credit. I can't wait for the film to come out! For more information, visit the Running the Sahara on National Geographic.

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