Exercise Losing 1 lb Down in 5 Days

Repeat after me, “I am ready to be the fit and healthy person that I have always wanted to be.” I am serious. Repeat it because positive self-talk is going to help you tune out all of the other negative talk that we put ourselves through that stops us from reaching our goals.What I am [...]

7 Fitness Newbie Must Haves

We are huge proponents of being able to get healthy anywhere and with anything you have laying around the house (heeellloo soup cans and milk jugs for resistance training!). With that being said, there are definitely some products out there that can make your healthy lifestyle a little easier. Today we’re featuring seven of those [...]

Are Weight Loss Television Shows Helpful or Hurtful?

Television shows encouraging weightloss are everywhere. From Celebrity Fit Club, One Big Happy Family and the new Kirstie Alley’s “Big Life”, everyone is trying get their weight under control. While some people watch these shows for motivational reasons, we can’t deny the fact that they are entertaining.
As much as we enjoy seeing what will happen [...]

Is Fat the New Normal?

If you’re tall enough to stand out in a crowd, you’re probably aware of your tallness – maybe even self-conscious about it. But imagine that you’re in a room full of basketball players. Suddenly, you don’t seem so tall anymore. Your above-average height feels normal.
The same scenario — but with weight, not height — may [...]

Crystal Renn & MeMe Roth “Face-Off” this Friday

If you live in New York City I suggest attending the “Face-Off” which is scheduled to take place Friday, February 5th at The Cooper Union’s historic Great Hall in New York City.  Crystal Renn, model and author of “Hungry: A Young Model’s Story of Appetite, Ambition and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves” and Marianne Kirby, [...]

Special Episode Of Oprah with Dr. Oz & Dr. Ian Smith

Make sure you tune into “The Oprah Winfrey Show”   Thursday, February 4, Oprah, Dr. Oz, Bob Greene, Art Smith, Dr. Ian Smith and more reveal the staggering human cost of the growing diabetes and pre-diabetes epidemic on a special episode.  Before a studio audience comprised of all diabetics and their families, Oprah and Dr. Oz [...]

3 Popular Myths About Exercise Revealed

As scientists find out more about how the brain and the body work together to heal and fight disease and pain, a lot of what we have always been led to believe about exercise and aging is starting to be debunked.
Anat Baniel, a mind/body/fitness expert and author of Move Into Life:  The Nine Essentials for [...]

Teach Kids To Be Healty In 2010

New Years resolutions usually benefit the person making them – and eating healthier and getting more exercise often top the list.  This year, Action for Healthy Kids encourages parents and caregivers to make a resolution to help their children get the nutrition and physical activity they need.
Parents and caregivers can make simple changes that go [...]

Is Santa Overweight?

Though he has a few billion houses to visit, Santa Claus should get off his sleigh and walk, run or bike, according to a cheeky public health doctor, who says Santa’s commercial image promotes obesity, reckless air travel and a general unhealthy lifestyle.
“His popularity should be used to promote healthy living,” Dr. Nathan Grills from [...]

Unique Fitness Tips for the Holiday Season

Every year, millions kick off the holiday season with a stomach full of turkey on Thanksgiving, followed by several days of leftover pies and cakes and numerous booze-filled holiday gatherings. This can easily result in a weight gain of 5-7 pounds, enough to damper anyone’s holiday cheer.  So how do you stay fit and avoid [...]

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