Fun Friday: A little goal pretending

Over at Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat?, they are traveling into the future and playing mind games. It’s all about pretending to be at your weight/fitness goal. Why on earth would you do that? Find out here!

Tags: Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat?, fitness, weight

News Nugget: Americans spending less cash on exercise

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 [...]

10 ways to get fit while you’re glued to the computer (like you are right now!)

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, [...]

Winter Workouts (indoors) giveaway #1: ExerciseTV DVDs

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 [...]

Top 5 FREE health & fitness apps

(Lose It! app, Photo Credit: Apple)
Health and fitness applications for Blackberries, iPhones, and other mobile phones keep popping up, but I have yet to use one. I’m pretty boring with my apps, still fascinated by the ones that let me know the weather and time in different cities and countries! But after seeing Apple’s [...]

News Nugget: Just a little exercise boosts body image

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

Febreze SPORT winners!

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

Febreze SPORT Extreme Odor Eliminator giveaway

[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 [...]

News Nugget: Exercise adds years to life, even for octogenarians

Here’s proof that it’s never too late to get moving. A new report shows even in the “oldest old,” a little exercise extends life by at least a few years for those in their mid- to late 80s. Researchers found the three-year survival rate was about three times higher for active 85-year-olds compared with those [...]

5 ways to be lean and green

I couldn’t help myself. The stroller is green. And when I take my cat, Chancey, on walks in it, I’m being green, right? You gotta see us in action over here! But besides walking your pet in a stroller, here are 5 other ways to be lean and green.

Tags: Exercise, fitness, green, green exercise, jog, [...]

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