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5 Minutes to a Healthier You: Make a Date With the Stairs
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6 5 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Without Much Sacrifice
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A friend recently passed along this video from The Fun Theory that documents the following experiment: will more people take the stairs over an escalator by making it fun to do? The group turns a set of stairs in a busy Stockholm metro station into a working piano — the idea being that making things fun can help change people's behavior for the better. Was it a success? Check out the video. I Read more
Earth Day is turning 40 this year, which is a great excuse to make your healthy lifestyle even healthier. And while I know most of you are already doing your part by recycling and wearing eco-friendly clothes, there's always more that we can do to green our fitness. Here are five healthy (and simple) ways to celebrate Earth Day this week. Bike to work. Not only is riding a bike good for your Read more
An easy strategy for staying fit and developing a healthy lifestyle is to always take the stairs. It's a great way to burn calories, build endurance, and strengthen the legs. But taking the stairs might not seem reasonable if you work on the 20th floor; or, on the flip side, maybe you don't encounter enough stairs in your daily routine. Yesterday, a friend cut our conversation short because, as Read more
The Cooper Union plans to implement a skip-stop elevator — an elevator that only stops on certain floors — in one of its newest buildings. Along with the elevator, there will be stairways going to all floors. While I am not fully sure of why one would build such an elevator, the health nut in me likes to think that it is to try and promote folks to actually use the stairs instead of the Read more
Every workout should start with a warm up, even strength training. So before you pick up those dumbbells, take some time to warm up. Five minutes of cardio is enough to get your blood flowing and increased blood flow increases muscles contraction by 55 percent. So warming up helps your muscles work more. Not only that, but even a five minute warm up decreases your body's perceived exertion of Read more
You know I am all about taking the stairs whenever you have the chance. Why not add a little motion to our often sedentary lives? Well, I just came across another reason to take the stairs: speed. A study at the University of South Carolina determined that it might be our laziness, and not our desire for efficiency that keeps us riding the elevator. After determining that "saving time" was the Read more
Almost everyone is trying to find out ways to stay active at work. We've seen everything from jumping jacks on the hour every hour, to offices with treadmills placed right in front of computers. For some less embarrassing ideas try any or all of the following: The easiest way to get an extra workout at work: Take the stairs! Everyone should know where the nearest stairs are in your office Read more
Which cardio machine is right for you? FitSugar reader JessicaSmithTV asks an expert for the answers. She shared what she found in our 10 Pounds Down! community group. The stair master, the stationary bike, and the elliptical — we all have our favorite cardio machine at the gym, but which one is the best one for your body? We asked Dr. Yoav Suprun, DPT, a McKenzie physical therapist at Canyon Read more
When one thinks about perfect Summer getaway spots, Finland usually isn't on the top of the list — but maybe it should be, if Saunders Architecture's Finnish Summer house is any indication. Located in the Aland Islands, a group of islands in the Baltic Sea just north of Stockholm, the house is nestled in a pine forest close to the sea. The home is comprised of a series of folding wooden Read more
You want to love running, you do, but every time you head out for a run, you end up hating it even more. Check out some of the most common complaints below, and find out how you can turn your relationship with running around for the better. "My Knee, My Back, My Feet — Everything Hurts" Pounding the pavement is not easy on the body, and one reason for aches and pains is poor running form. Read more
