Fitness & Nutrition

Brit twit tweets about knocking cyclist off bike

OK, I've had close calls with cars while cycling in Central Florida but never have been intentionally run off the road as British cyclist Toby Hockley was recently -- and then had...

The Fitness Center 1 day 16 hours ago

The Next Moment

Yoga

Have you ever have one of those moments on your yoga mat when you just feel so darned good...your body opens, you feel firmly grounded in a posture, your alignment totally...

The Everything Yoga Blog 1 day 17 hours ago

Increase Adrenaline and Burn Fat with Shuttle Runs

Fitness

Shuttle runs increase adrenaline production and are great fat burners. Adrenaline production will break down and burn your fat stores. Use shuttle runs to burn fat faster...

My Fitness Hut Blog 2 days ago

What Calories Really Are and How Understanding Them Will Help You Lose Weight

Fitness

If you’ve been on a diet before, then you’ve probably heard people talk about calories. So what are calories? Why are they so important in weight loss? Without knowing...

Fitness Tips For Life 2 days ago

Delicious Fruit Shakes

Health Fitness 1

This week I made some tasty fruit shakes. I’m calling them that because I bought a malt/shake metal mixing cup. I love this thing! So simple to make a healthy afternoon...

Losing It & Loving It 2 days ago

Top 5 Favorite Commencement Speeches

Yoga

On Sunday, I ran one of my typical loops along the Charles River, a favorite running haunt, with highlights including a gaggle of baby geese crossing my path (they are infinitely...

The World According to Om Gal 3 days ago

Sharing the road: Cyclists' rights and responsibilities

Fitness

What are cyclists' rights and responsibilities as we "Share the Road." A YouTube video shows what one bicyclist faced on a Washington street and raises questions for all of us.

The Fitness Center 3 days ago

Top 4 Smartphone Apps for Tracking Calories and Exercise

Fitness

It’s a pretty well-known fact by now that counting calories is probably the most systematic and effective way for most people to lose weight. However, for those who are...

Fitness Tips For Life 3 days ago

Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Daughter's Risk Of Gestational Diabetes And Obesity

Diabetes

Women who smoke while pregnant are at a higher risk of having daughters who become obese and/or develop gestational diabetes, according to a new study published in Diabetologia....

Medical News Today 3 days ago

Play Soccer for Fat-Burning Interval Cardio

Fitness

Playing soccer is great for interval cardio exercise. Look for different ways to do cardio to change up your routine (avoid boredom) and burn more fat. It helps to keep...

My Fitness Hut Blog 3 days ago

The Limitations Of BMI

Fitness 1

BMI is one of the most common tools for determining whether you’re too heavy in proportion to your height. Otherwise known as Body Mass Index, this is a calculation that...

Fitness Tips For Life 4 days ago

Body Image Booster: Quick Reminders

Eating Disorders 1

{via etsy by ColorMeLucky} Every Monday features a tip, activity, inspiring quote or some other tidbit that helps boost your body image, whether directly or indirectly — and...

Weightless 4 days ago

Always Learning.

Health Diabetes 1

I just figured out what the hell this thing is for:Capping up a pre-filled insulin pump cartridge.  For YEARS now I've been wondering what the hell this was, and then...

Six Until Me. 4 days ago

Preparing for Your Endocrinologist Appointment

Diabetes 1

We have all been there: the clammy hands, nervous stomach, constant anxiety, racing thoughts about eating choices we should or shouldn't have made-all caused by the...

Top Headlines - Diabetes Health 4 days ago

Parental Communication Improves Students' Diet And Physical Activity

Fitness 1

College students eat more fruits and vegetables and exercise more on days when they communicate more with their parents, according to researchers at Penn State. "Only a third of...

Medical News Today 4 days ago

Type 1 Diabetes May Be Reversible With Immune Suppressor Protein

Diabetes

A professor in Melbourne, Australia, who is on a mission to find a cure for type 1 diabetes, believes that the answer, or part of it, lies with an immune suppressor protein...

Medical News Today 4 days ago