How Ryan and Abbie Got in Shape for The Amazing Race

I may not be an avid The Amazing Race viewer, but I’ve seen enough episodes to know that being on the show is a serious physical and mental challenge. You need endurance, patience, strength—and a whole lot of can-do ‘tude. And Ryan Danz and Abbie Ginsberg from season 21 were fan favorites, traversing over three continents, nine [...]

Fun Playground Workout: Exercise Like You’re Five Again

Ever done a playground workout? Well, if you haven’t, it’s about time you tried. And if you have, well, it’s time you tried this playground workout! Courtesy of the lovely and talented (and fit!) Cassey Ho of Blogilates in celebration of our five-year birthday bash, she’s sharing this muscle-building and heart-pumping circuit that requires just you [...]

Top 5 Get-Ready-for-Summer Tips

Dreaming of flip-flops and sunshine and jumping in the pool? Us, too! But in case you’re not 100-percent ready to put on your swimsuit or bare your full summer skin, here are a few tips we got for achieving your fitness goals from FitOrbit trainer, Melissa M.! No. 1 might be our fave… 5 Tips to [...]

Work Out With Your Dog: 10 Cute Moves You Can Do Together!

You knew we had to have a doggie-person workout for Fit Bottomed Pets’ Week, right? Um, of course! This fun work-out-with-your-dog routine comes to us courtesy of Tricia Montgomery of the K9 Fit Club, which offers a variety of classes and programs that help peeps get fit with their pooches. Tricia developed the company after losing [...]

A Manly Running Outfit From Brooks

If you’re a fan of Fit Bottomed Dude’s Week, you may have caught a mild sense from my last post that I might, just possibly, have an ingrained bias toward certain sports apparel brands. And that this slightly odd and possibly obsessive trait was nourished by the experiences of my adolescent years. You might then be [...]

It’s Not Rocket Science: Slim is Simple (We Just Need the Right Info!)

Today’s post is from one of our favorite Fit Bottomed Dudes, Jonathan Bailor (love him!). Author of the acclaimed weight-loss and nutrition book The Smarter Science of Slim, he is a leading expert on the science of weight-loss and health, and so we just had to have him write something for us for FBD Week! Check out [...]

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 [...]

The Lacing Lowdown: Shoe-Lacing Techniques to Help Your Workouts

By now, you probably know that the footwear you work out in should be geared to the specific activity you’re doing. Running? Get you some running shoes. CrossFit? Try these. Dancing? Get thee some of these! But did you also know that your shoe-lacing technique can make a difference in the health of your foot [...]

A Time-Saving Kettlebell Workout from Gin Miller

Dude. Spring is just around the corner. And with spring—at least for us—comes the need to want to do something new and fresh! So when THE Gin Miller (um, she’s a fitness icon!) offered to put together a time- and space-saving kettlebell workout, we grabbed our bells and got to swinging. Now you go do [...]

3 Self-Defense Workouts That Kick Butt (Literally)

Today’s post on self-defense workouts that kick butt is from our friends at DietDiva.com! Group exercise classes are a great way to stay motivated and keep your exercise routine interesting. They can also teach skills you can use in life, such as how to defend yourself from assault, if you choose the right one. This [...]

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