Fitness & Nutrition
She’s trained a host of high-profile celebrities such as Kelly Rowland, Queen Latifah, Tia Mowry, Paula Patton and Kimora Lee Simmons. Even longtime fitness guru, Jane Fonda knows she’s on top of her game.
(Health.com) — Permission granted: You can officially stop feeling guilty about those little “bad-for-you” habits you can’t seem to break. Turns out, many of life’s greatest indulgences bring big health benefits — helping you stay slim, fight off the blues, and kick disease to the curb. And we’ve got the 10 best right here, conveniently […]
Via: WebMD.Com As women age, the threat of gaining weight increases. There seems to be a solution to this problem. A new study shows women who are at a healthy weight already and get an hour of moderate activity every day can avoid gaining any unwanted pounds. A lot of research has been done to […]
VIA: WebMD.Com By Miranda Hitti WebMD Health News Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD Sept. 14, 2005 — If you do just one thing to fight fat, exercise might be the way to go, judging by a new study. Consider the study’s results: Inactivity led to a buildup of fat deep inside the belly. Modest amounts […]
VIA: Health.Com Outside activity for children is the best thing; being that we live in a society that is at its’ all time high for childhood obesity. Running can have more than physical benefits for children as well. Carol Goodrow, a teacher from Sturbridge, Mass. started incorporating running into her first and second grade classroom […]
VIA: Health.Com By: Amanda MacMillan Belkin DualFit Armband ($24.99) wraps around your arm to give you easy access to the controls on your iPod while you’re pounding the pavement. Belkin will donate $2.50 for each armband sold to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. New Balance 2009 Lace Up for the Cure collection. The 41-piece […]
VIA: Health.Com Provided by: Healthwise You don’t have to be an athlete to be fit. Athletes reach a very high level of fitness. And people who take brisk half-hour walks every day reach a good level of fitness. Even people who can’t do that much can work toward some level of fitness that helps them […]
VIA: Health.Com By: Kathleen Doheny/HealthDay Reporter According to Health.Com, Cottrells tean found that the fitter the student, the better the test scores. The study was conducted with 1,200 students, who’s physical fitness was assessed in the 5th grade and the 7th grade. Standardized tests were used to evaluate each student in the following areas: reading, […]
