workouts

Heart Health

Runner alert: Running can damage your heart

When you hear the word "running," the next words that pop into your mind probably aren't "heart damage." On the contrary, we tend to...

Exercise & Fitness

Kick your fitness results to the next level

Starting an exercise program is like a new relationship. In the beginning, you have high hopes -- you're motivated and charmed by...

Losing Weight

5 Diet books for weight loss success

Have you already ditched your New Year's resolution to lose weight -- for good? To get you back on track and motivate you to toss...

Exercise & Fitness

The best body-sculpting fitness books

Looking for the fastest way to get the sculpted, lean body of your dreams? These four fitness books are hot off the presses and just...

Heart Health

Beware: When exercise can damage your heart

Exercise is something you do to keep your heart healthy -- but can it have the opposite effect? Possibly. Although there is no...

Exercise & Fitness

Booty boosters: 3 Butt exercises for perky buns

What woman doesn't want flat abs? It's quite the opposite when we're talking about the derriere, though -- flat buns don't fill out...

Wellness

Sticking to your healthy New Year's resolutions

There you were on the eve of 2011, declaring it would be the year you eat healthier, exercise more and lose 10 pounds. But did you...

Exercise & Fitness

10 Tips for getting your couch potato guy off the couch

If your man prefers the couch and potato chips to breaking a sweat and improving his health, you’ll need to be cunning in motivating...

Heart Health

Best low-impact exercises for heart health

It's no secret that regular aerobic exercise plays an important role in heart health, but if your knees start to ache just thinking...

Heart Health

10 Everyday habits that help your heart

Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer in North America, so it's never too early to start paying attention to your health and...

Exercise & Fitness

Tank you: Fab fitness tank tops

Here are 7 fantastic tank tops to help you love your workouts a little bit more!

Exercise & Fitness

Get motivated to exercise with mental fitness

Are you mentally fit? No matter how many weights you lift or miles you log on the treadmill, your workout may still suffer if your...

Exercise & Fitness

Fitness groups for moms

Let's face it: Working out is hard -- physically and mentally. Getting involved in a group fitness activity, particularly one geared...

Exercise & Fitness

Flat abs exercises: Top 4 tummy toners

If you're not quite back to your pre-holiday skinny jeans size, it may be time to bring out the heavy artillery. No, not the latest...

Exercise & Fitness

Are you in love with your workout buddy?

Do you think you’re in love with your exercise partner but not really sure? Your body is giving you signals you’re interested … and...

Exercise & Fitness

Weight lifting workout for sexy curves

By now, we've all gotten past the notion that lifting weights will make you look bulky and masculine. Besides the health benefits of...

Exercise & Fitness

Kettlebell workouts: Why you need to pick up a kettlebell

Heard the fitness buzz on kettlebells? Not only is the kettlebell one of the most versatile fitness tools, kettlebell exercises give...

Exercise & Fitness

Get sexy sculpted curves with weight lifting

"I’d like to trim up and improve the shape of my body this year. I’ve heard weight lifting can help, but I’m afraid that I’ll get...

Exercise & Fitness

Illustrated bodyweight exercises: Fast, effective fitness

Mark Lauren, author of You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercise for Men and Women (Ballantine, 2011), doesn’t train...

Exercise & Fitness

No OM Yoga: Modern yoga for women on the go

If you’ve avoided yoga because you aren’t an OM-chanting pretzel poser and the hour-long traditional yoga classes don’t fit into...