What is the best ab exercise? What’s the best way to tone every angle of your stomach, including your obliques? It’s called…a plank. What is a plank? Quite simply, it’s an isometric exercise for the abs (where you perform one …
5 Ways to Avoid Getting Fat This Winter
People get fatter in winter — it seems like a natural law. Whether it’s because of all the feast-based holidays, the tons of comfort food needed to contend with the cold and dark, or the reduced amount of exercise, we …
10 foods you should never eat on a first date
A first date can be a nightmare of anxiety. You want to make a good impression, so you agonize over what to wear, or you rehearse intelligent things to say. So for God’s sake don’t ruin it all by ordering …
Fellas: Great Workout Watches
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Health Benefits of Joining a Gym!
It is well documented by numerous medical studies over the years which show that our body’s require regular physical exercise to ensure our health. In addition to a healthy diet rich in certain foods, exercise enables us to maintain physical …
Juicing for Weight Loss
Turning to juicing when you’re trying to lose weight will help you do more than simply shed pounds and be a nutritious food source that supplies your body with high quality calories to be used for energy. If you had …
Couples Who Sweat Together….Stay Together!
Hey girl, are you a having a hard time sticking to your workout plan? Might be time to recruit your boo! Studies show that couples who workout together increase their chances of sticking to their exercise program by 90 percent. …
5 Surprising Uses for Avocado
Just about everyone knows that avocados can improve heart health, promote weight loss, and help you stock up on essential nutrients like potassium and vitamin B. And that’s only when you eat them. As a beauty aid, avocados and avocado-based products also have a …
Daily Motivation 11.19.12
Motivating yourself to excel at your job or to be an example to your employees, should not be something you do only when the spirit moves you. It’s an ongoing process that should include every facet of your business life. …
The Best Exercises For Better Sex
by Lanesha Townsend (HelloBeautiful) It’s no secret that training your body can help you shed a few pounds—but can burning calories and toning your muscles really help you enjoy sex more? “The oxygenation of blood plays a huge roll in …
How to reduce stress in 10 easy steps
Do you ever feel the need to scream out at the top of your lungs? Unless you are auditioning for the next Tarzan movie (seriously do they make them anymore?) you probably feel stressed! Learning how to slow down our …
9 Cancer Clues Men Ignore
Annual checkups and tests such as colonoscopies and PSA assays are important, but it’s not a good idea to rely on tests alone to protect you from cancer. It’s just as important to listen to your body and notice anything …
4 Ways to Stay Healthy While Traveling
There really is such thing as home field advantage:Athletes who travel five or more time zones for competitions are two to three times more likely to wind up sick than when they’re playing at home, says a new study in …
How to Not Sit at a Computer All Day
Recent research shows the effects of sitting all day can be deadlier than smoking, and we already know how sitting all day is bad for our back and joints. But what if you have an office job, and spend eight hours …
No-Pill Pain Remedies
By Brittany Gatson When you feel pain, the first thing you may do is reach for a bottle of pills, but as it turns out, there are multiple ways to reduce pain without the use of medication. Most of them …
FELLAS: The Newest Workout Gear Trend
Don’t feel guilty for dropping extra dough on that new piece of fitness gear. Not only does it boost your speed, it also helps the environment. There’s a common theme emerging from the big brands: green gear. Nike’s doing it. …
15 Easy Ways To Eat Less (& Still Feel Full)
By Whitney Greer The most basic way to lose weight is to consume fewer calories. Did you know that there are some very easy ways to drop up to a pound a week – just by trimming 500 calories each …
No Fads, No Frills: 10 Easy Ways To Detox
Are you interested in cleansing, but turned off by fad retreats, spas, or expensive detox programs? Detoxing has become more than just a form of alternative medicine in the past few years, but a doctor recommended concept that can really …
3 Ways to Find Your Fitness Passion
Here’s a little quiz for you: Do you love the kind of workouts you do? Yes or No Do you look forward to your next workout? Yes or No When was the last time you changed your routine? Yesterday/Three Months Ago/Never …
Fellas: 5 Tips to Shape Up This Summer
Now that we have safely put winter behind us, it’s time to go outside and resume physical activity. According to Moshe Lewis, MD, chief of physical medicine and rehabilitation at California Pacific Center-St. Luke’s Campus in the Department of Orthopedics, although …