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The Beach Is a Workout Waiting to Happen
Who doesn't love spending time at the beach? Cameron is one starlet that takes advantage of all the beach has to offer. I love that she doesn't just lounge on the sand, but plays in the water practically non-stop.
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Get It Up, Your Heart Rate, That Is: Elliptical Speed Play
When it comes to which type of cardio machine you all prefer, the elliptical won by a decent margin. To celebrate the machine, I created this workout. It's rather straightforward (that's a clue that there's no backward pedaling in the workout), but fun due to all the speed changes.
Get It Up, Your Heart Rate That Is: Urban Speed Play
Playing with speed is a fun and effective way to workout, and when the Swedes do it they call it fartlek. How could a word that sounds so silly not be fun? Fartlek means "speed play" and it is a kind of interval training, but using sprints varying in length from eight seconds to 2 minutes.
P.L.O.W. (Play List of the Week): Oscar Best Song Winners
With the Oscars airing tonight, how could I NOT do a play list of Academy Award winning songs. I couldn't pass up Jennifer Hudson's nominated song from Dreamgirls. I guess you can tell where I cast my vote in that category.
Exercise, Weight Loss, and the Fat Burning Zone
Much has been made of late about exercise and its relation to weight loss. There was the Time cover story The Myth About Weight Loss and a recent article on the topic in the New York Times, which recommended working out in the fat burning zone.
You see the phrase on all types of cardio machines: the fat burning zone, aka the "weight loss zone," means working out at a lower intensity to burn fat as fuel.
Game Review: Your Shape For Wii
There's a new fitness game in town and it's ready to work you out and make you sweat. Your Shape ($69), a new Wii game by Ubisoft, makes Jenny McCarthy your workout coach and training buddy so you don't have to sweat it out alone.
The game comes with a camera that you perch on your TV; it captures your image and plays it on your TV so you move with a reflection of yourself, like looking in a mirror.
P.L.O.W. — Featured User Addition
I recently asked you guys what songs were moving you to workout (or while you workout) and you all gave some great songs. A few of you even listed entire playlists! I am loving this playlist from fashionhore because it combines oldies an goodies.
P.L.O.W. (Play List of the Week): Get Your Irish Up
Nothing gets your heart rate up like dancing a jig. The Irish definitely have that down. While this play list contains no songs from Lord of the Dance, it is chock full of fun Irish music to move to.
P.L.O.W. (Play List of the Week): Prince Mix
Here's a great mix featuring Prince. His music makes me want to get up and groove. Have a listen and hopefully it will make you want to move too.Healthy Dose Link Time
- Another use for ripe bananas. It's smoothie time — Vitamin G
- More overtly Photoshopped Ralph Lauren models turn up down under — FitCeleb
- Ladies playing rugby on a pier in NYC: scrum anyone? — Social Workout
- The real housewives of the big apple do cardio for cupcakes — Fresh Fitness Tips
- Calling all carnivores: learn the health benefits of marinades — Mark's Daily Apple
- Yet another reason fashionland is messed up — That's Fit
- Hypnosis plus yoga equals Hyp-Yoga — Vital Juice
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