Get Fit For 2010: Favorite Workout
This week’s challenge for the Get Fit For 2010 giveaway is to share a workout that works for you. Here’s why FitSugar reader acfreema adores morning workouts. Spinning class is the BEST possible way for me to get my week started. The Monday morning teacher is super tough. I tackle sprints,...
Nap Time: It’s Like Kindergarten All Over Again
I hated it when my preschool and kindergarten teacher cued us to take out our nap mats - why nap when there was coloring to be done? Before I blame them for ruining my chance at becoming the next Picasso, it looks like they might have been on to something: a new study suggests that an afternoon nap...
Does Watching the Olympics Inspire You to Do Winter Sports?
Posted by admin in Exercise on 02 23rd, 2010 | No Comments
Watching the Olympics is keeping me up at night! I am so into the Winter games and especially love the skiing, snowboarding, and skating events. Seeing Lindsey Vonn speed down the mountain and Gretchen Bleiler flip around the half-pipe totally inspires me to get out and play in the snow. What about...
Video of Brad and Angelina on Set, Ryan Phillippe Out Post-Breakup, and the Latest Pattinson/Stewart News
Posted by admin in Exercise on 02 23rd, 2010 | No Comments
Brad Pitt brings Shiloh and Zahara to visit Angelina on the Paris set of The Tourist . Plus, John Corbett comments on an Aidan appearance in the Sex and the City sequel, and Ryan Phillippe hits the town as a newly single man. Watch today’s PopSugar Rush !
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Wake Up and Work Out
Posted by admin in Exercise on 02 23rd, 2010 | No Comments
When your alarm goes off in the morning, do you curse its very existence and hit the snooze button eight times before you actually pull yourself out of bed? If you’re not a morning person, there’s no way you could begin to understand how other people can wake up early and fit in an hour...
Speak Up: How Do You Handle Sick Loved Ones?
Last week I was miserable with a cold - runny nose, zero energy, aches and pains, and horrible congestion. Basically, I was a wreck. Given that the mister was sick the week prior, it’s pretty likely he was the giver of my nasty present. When my loved ones are sick, I usually do my best to take...
He Says: Forget the Gym, It’s the Season Premiere of Lost!
Posted by admin in Exercise on 02 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
The mister and I were supposed to have a gym date tonight, but he’s last-minute flaking on me and I am seriously bummin’ over it. Family emergency? Last-minute work project? Home in bed with the flu? No, no, and, no! Apparently, it’s Lost Day . If you are like me and have no idea what...
Weigh In: My Boyfriend’s Sabotaging My Healthy Habits
This FitSugar reader could use some advice on how to deal with her boyfriend. Dear Fit, I’ve always been committed to a healthy lifestyle, cooking with low-fat healthy ingredients, and making it a point to hit the gym four times a week. I always felt in shape and happy with my body, but, recently...
5 Ways to Upgrade Your Acorn Squash
Posted by admin in Exercise on 01 18th, 2010 | No Comments
What’s not to love about Winter squash ? It’s naturally sweet. Its orange color brightens up any meal. And the acorn variety naturally comes in a handy two-serving size. Loaded with beta carotene , the antioxidant that gives the squash its lovely hue, and fiber - 5.7 grams per cup - acorn...
Jessica Alba Says Yes to the Stretch (Marks)
In the February issue of Self , cover girl Jessica Alba says she spends too much time gushing over her daughter Honor to worry about her post-pregnancy body . I don’t think she has anything to worry about, though - Jessica looked amazing cruising the beach in her bikini just three months after...
Holiday Eating Survival Guide: Pass the Appetizers
Is there a holiday party in your near future. Those appetizers tend to be packed with calories , but I have a trick to prevent overeating. We all know that it’s best not to arrive on an empty stomach since that leaves you absolutely ravenous for anything in sight. After munching on a healthy snack...
Diabetes
- Achieving Healthy Pregnancy Despite DiabetesAmong diabetic pregnant women, the most common problem when it comes to their baby’s health is the condition called “macrosomia” or having a baby with large body. This is because the blood of the mother with diabetes is interchanged with that of the baby inside the womb. As a result, the baby will produce insulin to be able to glucose and t […]
- Are You Suffering From Diabetes?People who are prone to diabetes—especially those who have the disease in their family’s history—should consider that there is a great possibility that they or their kids might inherit the illness. So, the best way to go about it is become very informed about the condition. The following are some the things that people who are prone to diabetes mus […]
- An Explanation of DiabetesIf you think that you are prone to diabetes, the first thing that you need to know is to understand what is the illness all about. Experts say that diabetes is a chronic disease, which develop among people who have the inability to utilize the glucose in their food to be used as energy. The illness develops when the accumulated glucose stays in the person […]