There are a thousand and one ways to work out on a treadmill, but my favorite is intervals. Changing your pace every few minutes busts through the boredom often associated with indoor running, and once you set your pace on the treadmill it’s difficult to cheat. In this workout the set speed pushes...

Hearty comfort foods are especially popular during the Winter because they are rich, substantial, and, best of all, warming. They’re also not that great for you – lots of refined carbs, fats, and little in the way of lean protein or veggies. Well, guess what? Being healthy doesn’t...

FitSugar reader PureGrace just finished her first half marathon and needs advice on how to train for the next one. She asked this question in our RunningSugar community group . Share your advice in the comments section below. I had been training for over nine months for my first half marathon, and I...

What is Cystic Fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is a disease inherited from parents wherein it affects many organs because of the glands that secretes mucus and sweat. This is only applicable to patients who inherited this disease from both parents who have defective fibrosis genes but the parents are not...

Meet Sugar user onlysourcherry and check out the fitness goals she posted in our Get Fit For 2011 community group. By doing so, she entered our weekly giveaway! I’m so excited about 2011 because I’m determined to make this the year I finally reach my dream weight and dream body. I’m 5’6” and...

If you are serious about yoga, having a nice bag can make your practice that much more enjoyable – and practical. Having a bag to stash your mat in makes it easier to tote around and may even motivate you to go to class more. Instead of buying the same bag that everyone else has, get yourself...

America’s favorite talk show host Oprah Winfrey has never hidden the fact that she’s an emotional eater. In an outtake from the upcoming debut of Piers Morgan Tonight , Oprah stated that the box office failure of her movie Beloved made her so depressed that she drowned her sorrows in mac-n-cheese...

We just started our three-month health and fitness giveaway challenge. The first challenge is to write a blog post in our Get Fit For 2011 group about your goals for the upcoming year. Simply writing the blog posts enters you into our giveaway, with weekly prizes ($100 gift card from Nike ) and a fabulous...

Picking up where Sara Rue left off , Carrie Fisher is taking over as the latest celebrity spokesperson for Jenny Craig. Even though she was fighting off the likes of Boba Fett, in her Jenny Craig blog Carrie writes that she wishes she still ” had the body I had when I was attached to that giant...

Picking up where Sara Rue left off , Carrie Fisher is taking over as the latest celebrity spokesperson for Jenny Craig. Even though she was fighting off the likes of Boba Fett, in her Jenny Craig blog Carrie writes that she wishes she still ” had the body I had when I was attached to that giant...

DrSugar is in the house! And she’s answering your health-related questions. Dear DrSugar, My partner has been smoking since he was in high school and he is 27 now. He has been smoking about two packs a day and is trying to stop. This weekend he has cut down on the amount he smokes. Last night,...