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Whether you're traveling for business or pleasure, sticking to your fitness routine on the road can be a challenge. I like to mix up my routine while traveling by renting a bike or taking a walking tour. You can also pack your workout clothes and equipment to hit the hotel gym or go for a run. However, if you're trying to pack light, your best bet may be a swim cap and goggles. Long ago, I vowed Read more
Swimming...the surprise fitness activity of the winter does require a bit of gear to make your trip to the pool rewarding and fun. So just in case Santa didn't bring the necessary swim accessories to your home this Christmas, let's go Fit Finding to get some gear for the pool. I'm going to start you off with this Read more
Swimming season is upon us, and while it's a fun (even athletic) activity, the tangled, frizzed-out hair that can result is decidedly not. Chemicals in pool water can wreak havoc on your strands, while salt water from the ocean has drying effects. There are a few things you can do, though, to keep your summertime style from looking gnarly, dude. To find out more, just keep reading. Read more
We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Luke Cyphers Dara Torres once wrote a book called Age Is Just a Number. Nowadays, though, the feel-good story of the 2008 Olympics admits to, well, feeling her age. Torres won two silver medals as a 41-year-old mother and swimmer in Beijing, but she harbors no illusions about repeating the feat four years later. "You Read more
Does the topic of retirement make you scratch your head? LearnVest breaks it down for you in simple terms. You know what’s awesome? Retirement. No, really. Imagine it: Waking up every day to head to your favorite yoga/art/synchronized swimming class. Catching up with friends daily. Starting (and finishing) every book or movie that catches your eye. It’s the ultimate extended vacation, and Read more
Even when the product is supposedly "disposable," you can always reuse it. Wise Bread shares awesome ways to reuse these 21 disposable products. It’s said that we live in a disposable society. But the word "disposable" is a misnomer. Disposable is considered throwaway, something you use once and dump, regardless of the life that may be left in it. As a frugal shopper with a concern for the Read more
Joe Manganiello showed off his impressive abs as he hit the beach in Hawaii with a female friend yesterday. The actor, who waded into the water with the bikini-clad woman, sported a baseball cap and swim trunks. Joe stays in tip-top shape for his role as Alcide on True Blood, and his buff bod was also appreciated on the set of Magic Mike, one of his first big movies. The film, loosely based on Read more
The extended Spears family hit the pool at the Four Seasons in Houston yesterday while Britney was off prepping for a show on her Femme Fatale tour. Her sister, Jamie Lynn, threw on a bikini to swim with her toddler, Maddie, while Grandma Lynne Spears was in a swimsuit, showing off her amazing figure in the water with Jayden James and Sean Preston. Jason Trawick even stepped out to say hello to Read more
Even with the longer days of the Summer months, I sometimes feel like there is so much training to do and so little time to pack it in. Upping your mileage certainly brings increased stamina, so you can "bring it" at your races, but it can also mean increased injury risk. Overuse injuries are the bane of any runner's well-laid training plans. And that is where some prehab comes into play. You can Read more
Editor’s note: Summer travel season has officially begun! The following guest post was written by Robert Reid, the US travel editor for Lonely Planet. He will be guest blogging on Savvy for the next two months, helping you find some great ideas of how to get your vacation on this Summer. For most of us, July 4 — unlike family-oriented holidays like Christmas or Thanksgiving — is a true Read more
