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Much has been said about the first lady's lovely arms. Michelle Obama favors sleeveless fashions that show off her wonderfully toned shoulders. We all know the Obamas make fitness a priority in their busy lives, and Michelle recently revealed her secret sculpting weapon: squat thrusts. This move gets no love from the first lady. She explained her feelings to People magazine like this: "It’s Read more
I hadn't done a burpee since high school basketball practice (when you missed your free throw shots, you had to do accumulative burpees) and I can't really say I missed them. Well, luckily I was reintroduced to them by my pals at Fitness Fixation and the Ice Chamber and I have once again grown fond of this crazy full body exercise. If you have never done a burpee, read this little tutorial and Read more
You get more bang for your exercise buck doing full-body exercises, so we have rounded up three of our fave moves — each will work you from head to toe. No worries if you're a strength training newbie! This video contains moves appropriate for all fitness levels. If you think the advanced burpee (aka squat thrust) is beyond you, check out these variations of the move. One will surely work for Read more
If you're looking to work your body in just one move, try the sprawl. It's a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) move that The Biggest Loser trainer, Brett Hoebel, showed us when we visited the ranch this Spring. The sprawl works you from head to toe, and if you add some speed, you will really start burning fat. Check it out! Read more
We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! At long last (and after major hype), Britney Spears's Femme Fatale is out! Naturally, we took the pop princess's clubbiest album yet to the gym to find out what songs work during which parts of your workout. "Till The World Ends" It takes a solid minute for this Ke$ha-penned track to really get going, so use that time 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
