The Book We Wish We Had When We Were Younger—and How You Can Win It!

Being a teen can be tough. Heck, being an adult woman can be hard sometimes, especially when it comes to all the crazy pants (and crazy wrong!) messages we get about how we need to look like this and weigh that to be beautiful or even worthy. So when we had the opportunity to work [...]

Spinning 101 With Master Instructor and Pro Cyclist Josh Taylor

Group cycling classes can be a bit intimidating. There’s that hard bike to sit on, the lingo, what to wear, and—gosh—is my bike set up at the right height and stuff? And even if you’re used to going to Spinning classes, are you really getting the most of them? Or are you just pedaling it [...]

4 Dos and Don’ts for a Better Cardio Workout

There’s nothing worse than doing a cardio workout and not getting the most out of it because you weren’t using the right form or weren’t mixing things up enough. Or, worse, getting injured because you did something that put too much strain or stress here or there. This is why today we wanted to share some tips [...]

Why ‘Fine’ Isn’t Good Enough for Me (and Why Working Out Rocks!)

Love Yo’Self Week may be over, but we couldn’t resist sharing this post from our new writer Karen Romeo on how she stays motivated year after year to work out. Talk about loving yourself! I’ve been working out for more years now than I like to admit—before the invention of the internet, when cell phones [...]

What Level of Exerciser Are You?

This whole Back to Basics Week has been namely for beginners, showing them how to create an effective workout schedule, dress to look their best, swap unhealthy ingredients for better-for-you ones and so much more. However, no matter what level of exerciser you consider yourself to be—beginner, intermediate or advanced—we think this past week probably taught a [...]

How To Do Yoga: Advice for Reluctant Beginners

Hey, hey, it’s Guest Bloggers’ Week, which means we’re bringing you some of the best and most inspiring posts from writers around the web! Click here to see all of the great guest posts that inspire, push us to get fitter, make us think in new ways and crack us the heck up! When non-yogis find out we’re in the yoga [...]

A Beginner Again

After a workout hiatus, it’s always a little hard to get back into the swing of things. At least for me, even if I’m more than ready to get moving again. Taking that first step is sometimes the hardest. Progress takes time, so those first few workouts seem a bit anti-climactic. Where are my results, [...]

Decipher the Different Styles of Yoga With This Yoga Dictionary

There are a bunch of different kinds of yogaout there. And while we’ve tried most of them in our yoga workout DVD reviews, we wouldn’t exactly call ourselves experts when it comes to different styles of yoga. So for today’s post, we’ve partnered up with the new healthy green living site Eco18 for the 411 on different yoga [...]

Why Day One Is Always the Hardest, But Also the Most Neccessary

The first day back in the gym after a hiatus—or what I like to call “Day One”—has been my worst fear ever since I first heard my foot surgeon say “No exercise until healed.” That was a month ago. In that month I sat, and hobbled and sat some more. I ate well, but did [...]

How to Overcome 5 Fitness Fears

This post is a part of our second-annual New Year, New Rear Week to help you to be fitter, healthier and a touch (okay, a lot!) more awesome in 2012. Read all New Year, New Rear posts here! Want to get fit in 2012, but are scared to hit the gym or are reluctant to [...]

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