Have your exercise habits changed in this down economy? A new poll finds more people are downsizing their workouts because of the recession. A couple of interesting things from the poll – sales of fitness equipment are down for the first time in 20 years, health club memberships decreased a little, and some regular exercisers [...]

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The answer, from a new study – it depends. Researchers stress not all weight-loss podcasts are equal, and caution that the programs should be engaging and offer sound diet and exercise advice or they won’t have much benefit. More on the most effective types of podcasts for weight loss here.

Tags: diet, Exercise, podcasts, weight, weight [...]

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Addicted to Twitter? Hooked on Facebook? Can’t get enough of your favorite websites? It seems there are so many more reasons to stay online these days… which means you’re doing a lot of sitting. By the end of the day it’s easy to feel tense, sore, and sedentary. But since this is just so unhealthy, [...]

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Brrr… just looking at this picture makes me shiver! I’ll be the first to admit that I am a big WINTER WIMP. When the weather is cold and dreary, I avoid going outside unless I absolutely have to. So, what about exercise? I might make it to the gym, but that would mean going outside [...]

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What is it about city and state rankings that we all love so much? Maybe just a good healthy competition between our hometowns? Some FFTV favorites have been Obesity Per State, America’s Fittest Cities, and the Best and Worst Walking Cities. Now, SELF magazine has released the Healthiest Places For Women. In at number one… [...]

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It doesn’t take much. New research shows just a little exercise can help you feel better about yourself. Results show regular exercise boosts your body image, but the duration, intensity, length or type of exercise doesn’t matter. So, get moving! You’ll feel good physically and mentally.

Tags: body image, Exercise, fitness, workouts

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What’s your excuse for not exercising? Is it on this list from Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat? Check out the good reason to exercise that Rebecca mentions and you’ll want to dump all those excuses.

Tags: Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat?, Exercise

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Meet: Lori (Finding Radiance)
Age: 41
Occupation: Medical Transcriptionist
Where she lives: Upstate New York
Height: 5′2″
Weight: 145 pounds
Pounds Lost: 105 pounds
How long it took to lose the weight: About 4 years
How long she has kept it off: 1 year 3 months
This is one person who not only lost a lot of weight and kept it off for [...]

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Congrats to FatFighterTV members – Gossipista, Tiff, bison61, aclover09, and Jeff – for winning last week’s giveaway for the Febreze SPORT Extreme Odor Eliminator. Enjoy the de-stinking!

Tags: Exercise, Febreze, fitness, giveaway, sports, stinky, sweaty, workout

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[Disclosure: I received a complimentary sample of this product. My policy is to only post giveaways about products I honestly like, or those I think FatFighterTV members would enjoy.]
Let’s face it. When you workout hard, you stink. And so does some of your stuff that you can’t wash, like maybe your gym bag, some of [...]

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