Stretching

Stretching: We Know We Should, But Do We?

There always seems to be this hazy little cloud surrounding the word stretching. Is it really necessary? Does your body benefit from it? When are you supposed to do it, […] Read more »
Businessman

Totally Scary Stat… Are You Standing for This?

Don’t sit down! According to a recent study, too much sitting can kill you. Um… say again? But this is the computer age. Don’t we all sit for hours, butts […] Read more »
Vintage kitchen

Healthy Tuna Salad… Hold the Mayo!

If I’m ordering non-fat tuna fish salad on whole wheat bread, I’m clearly making a good choice right? Or, am I falling head first into the dark abyss of damage-control […] Read more »
Men on parallel bars

The Good Old Buddy System!

On Saturday afternoon my friend and I did a boot camp workout and even though I’ve done this workout on my own a few times already, no way did I ever […] Read more »
Fitness goals

3 Tips for Getting Your Fitness On-Track

We all have good intentions when it comes to working out but I’ll be the first to admit that if I see an excuse rising over the horizon that can […] Read more »
Deep fryer

The 3-Hour Diet is Spot On!

I’m in the library a few weeks ago (it still amazes me that I can walk out of a library, books in hand, and not have to pay for them… […] Read more »
Healthy living

Don’t Forget Your Back Muscles When Working Out Your ‘Core’

Somewhere along the way, ‘abdominals’ became synonymous with ‘core’. (When and why, we’ll never know.) To millions of people, strengthening your ‘core’ now means strengthening only your abs, which is […] Read more »
Grandma

Who Needs Exercise, Right?

You’ve got kids, work deadlines, work stress, dinner that needs to be made, baby butts to wipe, errands to run, a business to look after… yada, yada, yada, who’s got […] Read more »
Pig in Barn

Ah, The American Diet

So I’m in the gym yesterday on the treadmill watching Ellen and a commercial comes on for the Cold Stone Creamery. I’ve been there once in my life and when […] Read more »
Drill Sargent

For a Fun Fitness Experience, Try Boot Camps

Boot camps have started popping up all over the place and by the looks of it, they’re only growing in popularity. They are the fitness “it” thing right now and […] Read more »