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In less than a week it will be a new year. With every new year, comes new resolutions. For those whose resolution is to keep fit and healthy and enjoy life looking and feeling fantastic, fitness expert Michelle Lovitt knows the tools to motivate you to keep to your resolution successfully. The Garmin heart rate [...]
Depending upon the texture, curl pattern and length of your hair, developing a high impact fitness routine may be a challenge. Whether natural or relaxed, curly or straight, research shows hair is a common barrier to exercising and physical activity for many African-American women. According to a study by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in [...]
I have seen a growing trend lately. Plus size women that we revere as advocates for the community beginning to lose weight and denounce their former curvy bodies. I wonder if they ever were our advocates? I began writing this piece ready to quote chapter and verse the statements of some of these women to show [...]
What should you eat? What exercise program should you try? Who should you listen to? So many questions and so many answers. What’s the best way to steer your way through this myriad of unknowns in order that you can experience better health and fitness? Sometimes the best answers are the simplest ones. Rather than [...]
My next 30 Day challenge has begun…..and I think I temporarily lost my mind when coming up this one. “30 Days Of Running” Yep, everyday for the next 30 Days, I will do some type of fitness activity that involves running. I plan to begin with 5 minutes of running, and by the end of [...]
Reader Submission from Saristel Saucedo Last year, I turned 40 and out of nowhere my forehead was riddled with lines running across the entire area. You would figure it would be only one or even two at a time but no they all decided to appear at once. Why me? I thought as I walked [...]
For many people vigorous stand up exercise is simply out of the question. Can you get into better shape if all you can do is sit in a chair? You Bet! Jodi Stolove, creator of Chair Dancing Fitness Programs has created an exercise routine that anyone can do regardless of their situation. You don’t need [...]
Have you ever struggled staying consistent with an exercise routine? If so, you’re in the majority as working out tends to be an “on-again, off-again” habit for a lot of people. Everyone knows they should be exercising, but why do so many people find it difficult sticking with their routines? The majority of times people [...]
Courtesy of Healthywomen.org You’ve heard it time and again: water exercise is a great way to build fitness, flexibility and strength without straining your joints. But, let’s face it, some of us feel a little self-conscious about working out in a pool. Kay Smiley, aquatics specialist for YMCA of the USA, suggests these easy pool [...]
What girl doesn’t like to Hula Hoop? I remember spending my summers trying to master the art of twirling my toy hoop around my neck, arm, waist and ankle. I wasn’t the best Hula Hooper, but I was pretty darn good. I don’t know if I still have IT but it seems that this fun [...]
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