Post Tagged with: "Exercise"

20 Minute Jump-Start: Amp Up Your Walking Routine

20 Minute Jump-Start: Amp Up Your Walking Routine

0 / August 25, 2011 9:35 am

Add a little oomph to your walking routine with the “20 Minute Jump-Start.” Designed by Rachel Cosgrove, fitness trainer, triathlete and author of The Female Body Breakthrough, this pre-walk workout warms up your muscles and boosts your metabolism, so you [...]

15 Minutes of Exercise Per Day Adds 3 Years to Your Life

15 Minutes of Exercise Per Day Adds 3 Years to Your Life

0 / August 17, 2011 12:55 pm

It’s time to stop using the “I don’t have time” excuse when it comes to not exercising… A groundbreaking, long-term new study has found that by exercising for just fifteen minutes per day, you’ll not only improve your health and [...]

Want Flat Abs? Add These Foods To Your Diet

Want Flat Abs? Add These Foods To Your Diet

0 / August 13, 2011 9:00 am

Hoping to tone your abs before you slip into your summer swimsuit? In addition to regular cardio workouts and exercises that target the muscles in your mid-section, the foods you eat can help get your belly ready for summer too. [...]

Gloss How-To: Yoga for Families

Gloss How-To: Yoga for Families

4 / April 8, 2011 9:55 am

Practicing yoga stretches the body and calms the mind. So why would anyone want to do yoga with their kids? Yoga instructor Sari Stricke of Sari Yoga offers some insights to how yoga can be a bonding experience for the [...]

More Sex (Oh, And Exercise Too) Decreases Heart Attack Risk

More Sex (Oh, And Exercise Too) Decreases Heart Attack Risk

0 / March 22, 2011 6:07 pm

Yep — that’s right. A new study by the smarties at Tufts University found that those that infrequently have sex and exercise may be at greater risk of having a heart attack. So, we’re here to tell you to have [...]

Gloss How-To: Spice Up Your Treadmill Workout

Gloss How-To: Spice Up Your Treadmill Workout

0 / February 21, 2011 6:49 am

Let’s face it, working out on a treadmill can be just plain boring. No wonder so many treadmills end up being ridiculously expensive coat racks. But dust off your treadmill — there are ways to make your workout more interesting. [...]

Get Fit for Free: Ways To Stay In Shape on a Budget

Get Fit for Free: Ways To Stay In Shape on a Budget

1 / January 3, 2011 8:00 am

It’s a new year and health and fitness is on everyone’s minds. But with a tough economy, springing for a gym membership, expensive fitness classes or DVD workouts might not be in your budget. So, consider these great ideas that’ll [...]

Yoga Pose: Warrior Two

Yoga Pose: Warrior Two

2 / September 20, 2010 10:05 am

Warrior Two is the most common yoga pose that you will see in every spa/yoga magazine. It looks easy but there’s a lot more to it than you think. The benefits are fantastic: if you hold the pose for ten [...]