We’ve all been there: you waltz into a new group glass at the gym only to discover that the yoga is far beyond your reach or the dance moves are better suited to fly girls than fitness buffs. Getting in over your head can not only be embarrassing, but it can also lead to injuries. So before you...

If you’re heading to the beach soon to beat the Summer heat, you might want to see how clean it is. Recently, we learned that playing in the sand can increase your risk of developing gastrointestinal ailments, and the water might not be too clean either. The National Resource Defense Council just...

It has been an interesting week for health news: lawsuits were filed and food dye was found to be almost curative. Take this quiz and see if you’re in the know. Feel like researching? We covered all these stories here on FitSugar this week. Take the quiz Original post: Health News Quiz: Did...

When you go to a yoga class, the sea of mats laid out on the floor is usually pretty boring. Plain blue, black, and purple aren’t exactly an expression of your unique personalty, so why not design your own? At yogamatic.com , you can upload any photo or drawing and it will be made into a 100 percent...

Staying fit and healthy is something you have to think about every day. So get a little help with daily Twitter fitness tips and advice. According to People magazine, Lauren Conrad loves tips from Hollywood personal trainer Jarett Del Bene. You too can follow him on Twitter and hear tips such as these:...

If you enjoy stretching in bed before going to sleep, here’s another one to add to your routine. This relaxing stretch will target your quads, hip flexor, and shoulders. To learn how to do this stretch read more. Lie on your left side. Bend your left elbow and gently prop your head up with your...

It’s been impossible to ignore the press surrounding the new “overweight bachelor” reality TV show, More to Love – now we’ve got the exclusive photos and interview with his high school girlfriend to prove that he wasn’t always a big guy! Check out what she has to...

I’m a fan of early morning workouts ; they wake up the body and the mind. I always have way more energy the rest of the day, and feel good knowing I don’t have to try and squeeze a workout in later. The problem is, motivating in the morning is not the easiest, and most of the time when my...

Everywhere you turn lately, it seems more and more foods are being labeled organic . It’s definitely been a huge craze, although sales have fallen since the recession. Sales may fall even further after people hear about a new study published Wednesday that states organic doesn’t mean healthier...

Researchers at University of Rochester Medical Center injected mice that had spinal cord injury with a derivative of food coloring Blue Number One. The Brilliant Blue G (BBG) dye, which helps control the activity of ATP by blocking its activation of P2X7 receptors, was shown to help repair the injured...

When looking for a new substance to act as a pharmaceutical agent, researchers have to sift through a lot of chemical structures to find good candidates. To help filter through the huge number of possible candidates, researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology in Dortmund, Germany...