fitness tips

  1. Dieting & Nutrition

    Ask a trainer: The final word on post-exercise meals

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Jan 13, 2012
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    After those grueling boot camp workouts or 10-mile runs, your muscles are depleted and in need of nutrition. But how soon after your...
  2. Exercise & Fitness

    Ask a trainer: The bottom line on the best time of day to exercise

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Jan 12, 2012
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    Are you one of those cranky morning exercisers that reluctantly drags yourself to the gym or do you bound out of bed ready to charge...
  3. Exercise & Fitness

    How to have your healthiest year yet

    By Jessica Padykula on Jan 9, 2012
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    The start of a New Year means lots of resolutions and a marked increase in gym memberships. But rather than make goals only to let...
  4. Exercise & Fitness

    Ask the trainer: 10 Reasons women need weights

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Jan 6, 2012
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    Are you one of those women who slaves on the elliptical for hours each week and refuses to near the weight room at the gym? If...
  5. Exercise & Fitness

    5 Fitness fads to avoid in the new year

    By Kristen Fischer on Jan 5, 2012
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    Shoes that help you lose weight? A weight that shakes you to fitness? Here are a few fitness fads to avoid in the new year.
  6. Endless Summer

    Get bikini-ready: 5 Minute exercises

    By Lisa Armstrong on Jan 1, 2012
    Preparing for a new season may seem pretty daunting, but it can be done with a commitment to regular workouts, plus the right types...
  7. Exercise & Fitness

    Can you really stick to your fitness resolutions?

    By Karen Hawthorne on Dec 24, 2011
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    Year after year, much of the population makes the same New Year’s resolutions as they did the year before, such as get in shape and...
  8. Self Improvement & Mental Health

    5 Steps to make your fitness resolutions stick

    By Linda Melone, CSCS on Dec 21, 2011
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    The only thing tougher than starting an exercise program is sticking with it. Case in point: Most new exercisers quit within three...
  9. Exercise & Fitness

    Fitness find: Kick off 2012 with the Bar Method

    By Diane Mallek on Dec 16, 2011
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    If you're like me, you’re always looking for new fitness routines to try out because, let’s face it, the same old workout gets...
  10. Exercise & Fitness

    Fitness fuel: What to eat, when to eat

    By Kristen Fischer on Dec 2, 2011
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    Got a new workout plan going in 2012? Great - -just make sure to eat the right foods at the right time to get the most out of your...
  11. Dieting & Nutrition

    Bob Greene's fitness tips for holiday health

    By Linda Melone, CSCS on Nov 29, 2011
    Between shopping for gifts, decorating the house and cooking for all 27 family members, clearly the holidays offer a legitimate...
  12. Exercise & Fitness

    Hotel fitness programs for healthy holiday travel

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Nov 21, 2011
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    Good news for those of you workout-hungry gals who are traveling this holiday season. If your relatives don’t have room for you in...
  13. Exercise & Fitness

    Fit in fitness over the holidays with fun kitchen exercises

    By Jessica Padykula on Nov 18, 2011
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    The holiday season usually means lots of indulging and not a lot of exercise -- a recipe that usually translates into extra numbers...
  14. Losing Weight

    How do you get a hot body like Courteney Cox? Ask her trainer

    By Karen Hawthorne on Nov 17, 2011
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    Want that red-carpet body for the holidays and into the New Year? We caught up with Hollywood fitness expert Michelle Lovitt, who...
  15. Exercise & Fitness

    Quick cardio workouts in your neighborhood

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Nov 10, 2011
    If you need a change from your usual gym-centric exercise every week, revive your fitness enthusiasm by exercising close to home....
  16. Self Improvement & Mental Health

    Jumpstart your New Year's resolution -- now!

    By Kristen Fischer on Nov 3, 2011
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    Want to kick off your New Year's resolution before the ball drops? Here are some great ways to set yourself up for success!
  17. Losing Weight

    5 Surprising ways to stay fit during the holidays

    By Laura Carson Miller on Oct 24, 2011
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    'Tis the season for calorie-laden adult libations, family dinners filled with rich courses of unforgiving fare and, oh yeah, don’t...
  18. Exercise & Fitness

    Blast calories with a fun, fall-inspired workout

    By Jessica Padykula on Oct 4, 2011
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    Now that the temperature is dropping it can be tempting to head indoors and turn to the treadmill versus exercising outdoors -- but...
  19. Exercise & Fitness

    Calorie-burning sports drills for non-athletes

    By Linda Melone, CSCS on Sep 22, 2011
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    From tennis and soccer players to cyclists, did you ever notice how women athletes often have the best bodies? One reason: Sports...
  20. Exercise & Fitness

    Core training with the medicine ball

    By Linda Melone, CSCS on Sep 22, 2011
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    You don't need dumbbells or a gym membership to get in shape. Colorful, weighted rubber balls called "medicine balls" can take the...
  21. Exercise & Fitness

    Fitness contest: Train Like a Pro with Billy Miller

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Sep 19, 2011
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    If you're dying of boredom with your current workout plan, we've got a motivation-pumping fitness contest for you! Promax Nutrition...