exercise

Losing Weight

Boot camp workouts blast fat

Need some motivation to jump-start your commitment to fitness? Boot camps not only blast fat and build strength, they break the...

Exercise & Fitness

Women at risk of weight-lifting injuries

Lifting barbells to get toned? That’s great. Dropping them on your toes? Not so great. You don't have to stop lifting heavy, though....

Exercise & Fitness

Mom's back-to-school fitness plan

Moms, don’t let back-to-school schedules be the ruin of your regular fitness routine or the excuse for not starting a workout...

Exercise & Fitness

5 Fitness tips for busy moms

It’s back-to-school time, the end of the lazy days of summer. Time to contend with early alarms to drag us out of bed, competing...

Exercise & Fitness

Boxing for self-defense

Many, if not all of us, have been in a situation where we sensed danger. It could be as simple as feeling uneasy about someone...

Exercise & Fitness

Overtraining: Dangers of too much exercise

For the experienced exerciser, it's apparent that improving fitness and body shape requires more than just regular workouts -- it...

Exercise & Fitness

Fitting in exercise on the road

While taking summer beach vacations, traveling for work and visiting Aunt Matilda for the holidays, getting in a good workout can...

Exercise & Fitness

10 New fitness DVDs for fall

Going to the gym is a great way to stay in shape -- until your busy schedule cuts your workouts short or prevents you from going at...

Exercise & Fitness

Why you should surf

Mainstreamed by Hawaiians and sung about by The Beach Boys, surfing is one of the most physically demanding sports of the summer...

SheKnows TV: Chat Pack

5 Reasons you shouldn’t work out

The growing awareness of the benefits of exercise has given rise to many confounding myths about physical activity. Should you break...

Wellness

How to love yourself inside and out

You've blown your healthy regimen with plenty of indulgences, and now you’re on a mission to berate yourself at every chance....

Exercise & Fitness

New high-energy workouts that work!

If you’re looking to get into super awesome shape just in time for summer, you’re in luck. Several recently launched workouts are...

Wellness

Exhausted? Easy ways to get energized

Without question, life is a whirl of a million little details that you do your best to keep in check. If you’re like most women,...

Exercise & Fitness

Get fit faster: Train like an athlete

Are traditional workouts boring you? Is it taking you forever to see real progress? Try exercising like a top athlete; it may be the...

Exercise & Fitness

Quick-fixes for your summer fitness disasters

Has your summer fitness program hit the skids? You aren’t alone. Even the most motivated exercisers abandon their quests for a...

Children's Health

5 Simple rules for raising healthy kids

Lack of activity, combined with unwise food choices, has led to a national childhood obesity epidemic, where nearly one third of...

Exercise & Fitness

8 Fitness must-haves for summer

From the confidence-boosting book Look Better Naked! by Women’s Health editor-in-chief Michele Promaulayko to Jack Black’s line...

Exercise & Fitness

How to save money on yoga classes

Sting and Madonna do it. Doctors recommend it. With celebrity endorsements, the promise of "yoga butt," and $850 Gucci mats, it's...

Exercise & Fitness

Regional fitness trends in the US

Tired of your fitness routine and looking for something different? American Council on Exercise (ACE) spokespeople report the...

Exercise & Fitness

How to keep fit in the city

Though you may not live in rural America where you can leave your house and run for miles down a dirt road, being a city gal doesn’t...

Wellness

Get back on the healthy-living track

Whether you’ve been thrown off because of your work schedule or because of a bad breakup, falling off the healthy-living train can...