Getting Bloggy With It: Shape’s Best Blogger Awards

Exciting news! Shape magazine is doing its first ever blogger awards, and we’re in the running for its best blogs for fitness junkies category! Woot woot! And, ya’ll, we are in some good company: The Great Fitness Experiment, Miz Fit Online, Black Girls Run and more! Right now, voting is going on to determine the best blog. [...]

Watch Out for These 5 Sneaky Foods That Are High in Salt

We all know that a diet high in sodium isn’t good for our health, but do we really understand how much is too much? Apparently not, according to new research from the American Heart Association. The new report that surveyed a representative sample of 1,000 American adults found that most Americans believe sea salt contains [...]

Note to the Easter Bunny: Don’t Fill Our Basket With These, OK?

We all know that Easter is a time of indulging. Whether it’s a big family meal with ham and all the fixings or an Easter egg hunt in the backyard with little chocolate eggs, the calories can add up fast. And with all of the new sweet treats on the market that are just begging [...]

Review: Gunnar Peterson’s & Shape’s Best-Ever Hollywood Workout

Although we’re focusing on Fit Bottomed Brides all this week, today’s review is of a workout DVD that’s not only good for looking your best in your wedding dress, it’s also excellent for getting in shape for another season that’s quickly approaching—swimsuit season! While self-confidence is always the best asset to looking and feeling good in no [...]

PMS Sucks. Foods That Can Help.

PMS is never fun. Between the bloating, the cramping, the cravings and the mood swings, it’s not exactly the best week of the month for any girl. While a pain reliever can be good for stopping cramps, and avoiding caffeine and sugar can help reduce the severity of your PMS (or worse, PMDD!) symptoms, did you know that [...]

3 Tips to Overcome Procrastination…Like Right Now

We’ve all done it before, whether it’s putting off getting started on that big project at work or waiting until the night of April 14 to sit down to do our taxes, procrastination is a way of life for many of us. However, procrastination has a few negative effects. Not only can it be stress-inducing, but it’s also [...]

What’s Your Favorite Fitness Mag?

Earlier this week, the Fit Bottomed Girls reviewed the July issues of Fitness, Self andShape. On this beautiful Saturday, it’s your turn to chime in with your favorite fitness read. What’s your favorite fitness magazine? Fitness Oxygen Self Shape Women’s Health I don’t read them and/or I can’t read. Created on Jul 17, 2008 View [...]

FitLit: Magazine Face-off

I love magazines. It’s no surprise that I work for a magazine (I promise you haven’t heard of it), nor that I subscribe to so many that I have no chance of keeping up with them. With all of the magazines available, the Fit Bottomed Girls decided to buy three July issues of popular fitness [...]