6 steps to having a billion-dollar fitness regimen.
The 4-Hour Body: Which 20% You Should Read
August 9, 2011 By 6 Comments
A five-pound brick. A weapon. A bookend. 500 pages of fads, according to Men’s Health editor David Zinczenko. The 4-Hour Body is many things—but a compendium of quick fixes, it is not.
The Best Time of Day to Exercise
July 7, 2011 By 2 Comments
Yup, coffee can give your workout a jolt. But if your workouts have been lagging lately, there might be an even better way to perk up: Tap into your natural energy peaks.
U.S. News column: The 7 Deadly Sins of Race Training
May 9, 2011 By 3 Comments
How much should you increase your distance each week? When should you start the taper? What happens if you eat a burger right before the big race? Clearly, there’s a lot to consider when training for your first athletic event. That’s why the chance that you’re committing at least one critical mistake is, well, high. [...]
Sneaky: A Trick from Money Magazine Can Help You Get In Shape Faster
April 19, 2011 By 2 Comments
What do retirement savings and your bulging biceps have in common? They both elude you for the same reason: There’s a mental disconnect between you today and you tomorrow. Money Magazine says humans are hardwired to sabotage their own financial wellbeing. People buy stuff they don’t need, overestimate how long their money will last, and when [...]
From Dance Studios To The Mountains- My Journey To Become Happy & Healthy.
April 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
As the newest writer on the team, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t just a little apprehensive. I would relate the feelings I’m having to the first day of high school. “Will they like me?” “Will they think I’m weird?” For me, introductions are always the hardest. My whole life I’ve grown up [...]
How to Cop Exercise Ambition
April 2, 2011 By 5 Comments
What’s better than getting your head in the game? Getting someone else to do it for you. Thanks to mirror neurons, who you hang with and the images around you can affect your exercise success.
Does an “Eco-Friendly” Gym Make a Difference?
March 17, 2011 By 12 Comments
If studies are correct, not only could greener gyms boost our exercise efficiency — they could put an end to America’s rampant gymphobia. Here’s how.
5 Ways Exercise Can Earn You More Money
March 15, 2011 By 3 Comments
Fix up, look sharp, make bank. Forget honing your elevator speech and brown-nosing your boss’s boss—all you need to do to get that raise? Get in shape.
To Be or Not to Be… a Gym Rat
March 8, 2011 By 8 Comments
Thinking of joining a gym? Before you turn in your Kathy Smith ‘Flex Appeal’ DVDs and head for the nearest fitness center, how about making a good ol’-fashioned pros and cons list? I’ll help.
