News Nugget: Obamas start days with fitness

Both President-elect Barack Obama and the future first lady like to start their days with exercise. Barack Obama tells Men’s Health magazine he usually gets in about 45 minutes, six days a week, but says he’d prefer to workout for 90 minutes. And Michelle Obama tells People magazine she exercises for 90-minutes three times a [...]

Turkish Get Up

Here’s another kettlebell exercise for you - the Turkish Get Up. Like the Kettlebell Swings, this one works your entire body, as well - even your mind. Seriously, you have to really focus when you do these to keep your eyes on the arm that’s holding the weight at all times. In this video, we [...]

News Nugget: Brisk walking trims belly fat

We hear a lot about the health benefits of walking. Now a new study from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center confirms how it can be so good for you. Researchers say something as simple as brisk walking can boost weight loss while trimming dangerous belly fat and overall body fat.
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The purr-fect workout

You hear it all the time - if you want to stick to your exercise routine, you have to do something you like, right? Me - I gotta mix things up or I get bored. So besides going to my Boot Camp class, this is one of those workouts that’s well… the cat’s meow!
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Getting enough exercise? New guidelines for all

If you want to be healthy, you know you gotta get moving, right? But how much exercise do you need? New government guidelines say that depends a lot on how old you are… and your level of fitness.
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How to drop the baby weight and feel good again

After you have a baby, you’ve got extra weight… combined with less confidence and less time. So what’s a busy mom to do? Sara Holliday of fitbysara.com has plenty of answers. She’s a mother of two (as seen in this fabulous photo!), a licensed marriage-family therapist, and a life and fitness coach. Sara talks to [...]

New people-powered gym

These are no ordinary exercise machines. Nope. When you get on this four-person workout wonder, called Team Dynamo, you pedal together to drive a generator that helps power The Green Microgym - a new environmentally friendly health club that opened last week in Portland, Oregon.
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How to multi-task your workouts

Today’s post comes from fitness expert, Brandy Yearous,Â from How to Multi Task Your Workout. After having two kids, Brandy wanted her body back but didn’t have the time, money or energy to get to the gym.Â So she developed an at-home workout routine that fit into every schedule her kids could throw at her. [...]

Getting any action this holiday weekend?

Celebrating the holiday weekend with food-filled get-togethers is something many of us do. But what about exercise? Vote in the poll below and jump down to the comments to tell me if you’ll be moving more than your mouth this weekend. I plan on some nice walks. Oh, and cleaning my basement - does [...]

Release your inner hottie… as you workout your body

The lights are low… the music’s thumping… and it’s time to take it all off! Err… actually the music may be thumping, but the lights are the usual brightness of an aerobics studio, and the only thing taking off is the popularity of Strip Aerobics.
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