Might As Well Face It, I’m Addicted to Compression Socks

When I’ve finished a particularly long or grueling workout, I look forward to three things: a glass of chocolate milk, a hot shower and putting on socks. I was skeptical at first. I mean, I’ve worn knee socks before and not noticed any real benefit (other than, you know, looking wicked-sweet). But enough of my [...]

All of Your Muscle Soreness Questions Answered!

We get a lot of questions here in FBG Land about muscle soreness: how to prevent it, what to do if you have it and if working out sore is okay. So when we got the opportunity to ask Robert Forster, physical therapist, author, member of the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, and trainer to 40 Olympic medalists [...]

The Secret Fitness Data You’re Not Utilizing

The use of a heart rate monitor during a workout is a relatively controversial subject; some athletes swear by it, while others think it’s overrated. Regardless of your opinion of getting heart rate data during workouts and races, it’s likely you’re overlooking a beneficial use of heart rate monitors outside of your workout. That’s right: using [...]

How Would You Describe Your Recovery Days?

Yesterday’s Friday Fit Tip was all about active recovery days—where you take a break from formal working out but still make a point to move your rear in a way that feels really good and is super low intensity. Now, if we’re really, really sore (like this kind of sore), we might not do much [...]

Fit Tip Friday: Take an “Active Recovery Day”

Who’s ready for the first Fit Tip Friday of the New Year? We are! And today’s tip is all about what you do when you’re not working out. Or, more appropriately, how you can still take an off day without sitting on your rear all day. That’s right—in today’s video we’re talking about the joys [...]

New Jamba Juice Drink!

There are a couple of things that I write about that I love dearly. Stuff that makes my heart sing. Nike apparel makes the list. Lululemon gear, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and, dear God, Jamba Juice. I absolutely cherish my beloved city for giving me a large amount of go-to health spots. Jamba is [...]

5 Reasons Why Working Out Too Much Sucks

Ever heard the expression that you can never get too much of a good thing? Well, it’s not exactly true. Especially when it comes to working out. In fact, working out too much—something called overtraining—can wreak havoc on your body and actually make it harder for you to reach your goals. Read on for five reasons [...]

A Body Hangup Turned Right

Post toe surgery, all I wore on my foot for a month was a boot…and not a cute boot. So it felt good when I received a pair of Earthies’ Barina shoes to try out. They’re stylish—something I wasn’t able to even think about while hobbling around, but the company boasts that its shoes are [...]

Soak It All In: Trying Dr. Teal’s Bath and Foot Soaks

I didn’t used to take a lot of baths. They always seemed too indulgent—just sitting there and getting pruney for 15 minutes or so. (Not to mention that I usually spend half the time thinking about how I really, really need to clean my tub more thoroughly.) But then the peeps at Dr. Teals sent [...]

You Put the Pineapple in the Coconut Water…

You know how the song goes:  You put the pineapple in the coconut water. You drink them both up. No, that’s not how it goes? Well, it should go that way because darnamit if pineapple juice doesn’t make coconut water just a little easier to swallow. In my experience, coconut water is a bit of an [...]

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