Get Lifted: Push-Ups With a Partner


Updated 01/27/09 7:13 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Get Lifted: Push-Ups With a Partner

Push-ups. Whether you love them or hate them, we can all agree that they're a quick way to intensely target your upper body. I love that there are so many variations of the push-up. You can do them while balancing on an exercise ball, you can do T-Push-ups, One-Legged Push-ups, and Side Push-ups. Here's another variation you can do with a partner. Get Flash to see this player. var so1799686 Read more

Maximize Your Push-Ups With These Tips


Updated 03/30/12 11:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Make Push-Ups Harder

Tank-top and strapless-dress season is almost here. If you're not ready to bare your arms and upper back, drop and give me 20! Push-ups are one of the most effective upper body exercises, but the traditional move, whether with straight legs or knees on the floor, only offers muscles so much. Here are some ways to add zest to your push-ups and get more out of this basic exercise. Use an exercise Read more

Alex Loves Whit's Fake Sand Boobs on Last Night's Whitney


Updated 03/07/12 9:31 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Whitney Mad Women Episode

Last night on Whitney, Whit gets a fake sand push-up bra from work and shows off her new busty figure to boyfriend Alex (played by comedian Chris D'Elia). At first the pair joke about the new look and have a little fun with it in the bedroom, but after Alex makes it clear he really likes the fake boobs, Whitney starts to get self-conscious about her small chest. When she asks him to explain, Read more

Commemorate Veterans Day With Chin-Ups and Push-Ups


Updated 11/14/11 9:16 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Pull-Ups vs. Chin-Ups and the Importance of Push-Ups by Ruben Belliard

Today is Veterans Day and to commemorate the day I thought we should cover where the fitness world and the military collide and that's the ever-popular boot camp. I talked recently with vet Ruben Belliard, co owner of Warrior Fitness Boot Camp in NYC. A former Marine (but I think Ruben would say once a Marine always a Marine), Ruben met his business partner Alex Fell at basic training, and now Read more

AcroYoga: Partner Yoga Takes Flight


Updated 08/16/11 11:08 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

What to Expect From an AcroYoga Workshop

I am so fired up, not to mention extremely sore, from my first AcroYoga workshop. This style of partner yoga takes traditional asana to a gymnastic level combining trust, strength, flexibility, and a lot of courage. Regardless of your yoga background, nothing compares to the feeling of taking flight for the first time. The workshop, taught by Vermont's first certified AcroYoga teacher, was based Read more

Interview With an Ultramarathoner: What It Takes to Run More Than a Marathon


Updated 07/26/11 2:40 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Interview With Ultramarathoner Deanna Stoppler

I run a few times a week, about 10 to 12 miles total, but I wouldn't consider myself a runner, especially not after interviewing Deanna Stoppler, an ultramarathoner. At 32 she has completed dozens of marathons and a handful of ultras — races that are longer than the typical 26.2 marathon distance. If you ever wondered what it takes to run such extreme distances, or why a person in their right Read more