Archive for the 'Fitness' Category
Get an 007 body with the Bond workout
Filed under: Fitness, CelebritiesFrom Sean Connery to Roger Moore, to Pierce Brosnan, to the new kid on the block, Daniel Craig… James Bond has been a symbol of suave and sexy. Thanks to celebrity trainer, Mary Sullivan, you can get fit like Bond, James Bond.
Biceps are Forever. Use hand weig…
We Love To Gawk At Fit Celebs Weekly Round-up: July 4, 2008
Filed under: Fitness, Diet and Weight Loss, Celebrities, We Love To Gawk At Fit Celebs Weekly RoundupHow does Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba stay so fit? Well, obviously dance plays some role, but she credits her upbringing with her healthy diet.Friday Night Lights star Minka Kelly lo…
Fit Factor: Nap time
Filed under: Healthy Habits, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, HealthWatch, Fit FactorIt’s 9:30 in the dawn. whether you wake up at 7:00 every day, you’ve now been churning and burning for a solid two and a half hours. Shower: check. Shave: check. Get dressed: check. Eat breakfast: check. Drive to…
Happy Birthday America!
Filed under: Emotional Health, General Health, Health in the Media, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Healthy EventsJust wanted to wish all of my fellow Americans a very happy Fourth of July, and to remind everyone why we celebrate. Of course politics can be rough, and the economy sometimes varies, but …
Eat red and distant you’ll live
Filed under: Food and NutritionWe all know fruits and veggies that are bold and bright in color keep us healthy. But what colors are best? Red, for one. Health.com says we can’t go wrong with these three red foods.Red cabbage It has has deep-red (almost purple) pigments containing 36 plant chemicals…
Matt Damon not so sexy in ‘08
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We told you back in December that PEOPLE magazine’s 2007 Sexiest Man Alive would plump up for a role in the upcoming thriller The Informant. certain sufficient, six months later, Matt Damon is, yes, plump.
Damon estimates that he’s put on 20 to 30 pounds — not to look fat, really, but to loo…
12 “Kick Butt” Tips for the perfectly fit July 4th
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Here are some “kick butt” tips for keeping fit, active and regret free on the Fourth of July from KickYourButtIntoGear.com. As KickYourButtIntoGear.com is owned and managed by a fellow expert in the field of fitness, Exercise Physiologist, Tracy Benham … the tips are awesome advice for you…
A Magical Holiday Treat: Papaya, Avocado and Grapefruit Salad
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Going to a Fourth of July bash that weekend? Straight from the Delicious Disney, The Disney Chefs with Pam Brandon book I bring you the most yumtastic side salad ever! Want to look like a fancy pants when you walk through the door at that party? that is the way to do it. I’ve posted the fairly s…
Homemade fruit leathers and more
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My food dehydrator has been running 24 hours a day the past week — we’re drying a bunch of food in anticipation of a 5-day isolated canoe trip into the Boundary Waters. Pre-kids, I used to dehydrate a ton of food for backpacking trips. Not only is the food incredibly lightweight, it’s easy to r…
T’ai chi helps fight off infection
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T’ai chi is generally classified as a structure of traditional Chinese soft-style martial arts. Some consider it a structure of moving meditation, as focusing the intellect solely on the slow movements purportedly helps to bring about a state of mental calm and clarity.
And while training in …
Are you SEAL fit?
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Have you ever watched a program on the Discovery Channel on the U.S. Navy Seals or read an essay about the intense training that elite fighting force undergoes? The nearly continuous barrage of drills and tests, pushing soldiers to their physical and mental limits, is simply too much for some re…
Exercise improves periodontal health
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Want to know another reason — beyond those you can already think of — why you should keep doing all those pull-ups, running all those miles, hiking all those trails, swimming all those laps, and playing all those sports? See how that one suits you: staying out of the dentist’s chair.
The Jo…
Cut back on workout volume two weeks before a competition
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If you’ve been training tough for an athletic competition and are finally only a few weeks absent from the event, you may feel the urge to put in even longer training sessions. Resist that urge. Instead, start scaling back on the volume of work you do from now until the competition.
This proc…













