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I'm a huge fan of long workouts. An hour run, a 90-minute bike ride, or a three-hour snowshoe walk in the woods are a few of my faves. There's something about moving your body for an extended period of time that feels so gratifying. You don't want to overdo it though, and you definitely don't want to compromise your form just for the sake of saying you worked out for a certain amount of time. Read more
One of the great concepts of Pilates is quality over quantity, and this principle applies to more than just deep ab work. When it comes to forms of cardio, like swimming and cycling, the same idea holds true. Riding a bike and pulling your body through water are not "natural" movement patterns for humans. Especially when compared to running and walking, two actions our bodies evolved to do. Read more
A lot of us head to the gym and spend about 45 minutes on the bike while reading a book or magazine and working moderately hard. I am not knocking this behavior, since I am happy when anyone makes time for the gym, but one day a week try and do a good, quality workout. This means making everything you do count by really pushing yourself to get through it and working your hardest, i.e. you Read more
We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Nancy Johnson Horn about tips for easing labor pain. I remember going into labor over 6 years ago with my first child. When my water broke 11 days early I couldn’t remember a thing, other than Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! Only 12 percent of Americans can estimate the calories they eat in a day! Find out why we're so clueless and get easy ways to stop calorie confusion. By Mara Betsch, Prevention You know what calories are, and you probably know that if you eat too many, you’ll gain weight. But do you know how many are in your Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Sex. You want more of it — in theory. But after running from meeting to client lunch to after-work Pilates to the grocery store and home, you’re too tired to even think about sex, much less actually do the deed. So, when your honey curls up next to you in bed and starts kissing your neck, you might call upon that handy Read more
Lack of sleep leads to many things, but it's not just the quantity that matters. New research shows that it's the quality of the type of sleep as well. Not getting enough deep sleep won't just have you reaching for a second cup of coffee the next day — lack of quality sleep can also lead to high blood pressure. The study found that over almost four years, the men studied who had the highest Read more
"Crispy. Tender. New," the Burger King website declares of its latest menu item, BK Chicken Tenders. Funny: they might've been new on the BK lineup, but we could've sworn we'd seen them somewhere. Oh, right, on the menu at every McDonald's worldwide for the last three decades as Chicken McNuggets. Much like the BK Breakfast Muffin was to the McDonald's Sausage McMuffin, the BK Chicken Tenders Read more
I've had a longtime love affair with the wines of New Zealand, not only for their affordability, but also for their lack of pretension. From Babich to Kim Crawford, I've quaffed my share of Sauvignon Blanc from the famed Marlborough region, but at a trade tasting yesterday, I got my first taste of the area's fine Gewürztraminer. There was only one Gewürzt on pour, a 2010 Spy Valley, but it's Read more
