Guest post – Tom Venuto Anytime the topic of discussion in my blogs, articles or newsletters has turned to my own personal grocery shopping list, there has always been a spike in interest. It seems that many people are not only curious about what foods a natural bodybuilder eats to maintain single digit body fat, [...]
Sipping some milk before turning in for the night may do more than ensure a good night’s sleep. According to new research from the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, consuming protein right before you go to bed may help your body better recover from a workout. For the experiment, 16 participants followed [...]
To give you a sense of what you’re up against if you attempt to make it through P90X2, the sequel to the phenomenally popular P90X fitness program, here’s a sample exercise: the four medicine ball push-up. Yes, that means having a ball under each hand and foot. “It’s like doing push-ups during an earthquake,” [...]
~Abby, Fitsmi In general, I really like to exercise. Or, let me amend that: I really like having exercised. I like knowing there’s a diet coke with my name on it at the end of a long, sweaty bike ride. I like knowing I’ve done something good for myself. This is not to say that [...]
Smoothies are a great way to boost your fruits and veggies daily intake. It makes a delicious quick breakfast, a nice refreshing snack, a wonderful healthy dessert or a super post-training drink. Not only the flavor combinations are infinite, you can prepare different recipes to benefit from specific health components from its ingredients. One other [...]
Are you getting bored of your treadmill workout? I know I sure do. Here are some new tricks to try in the gym? Just don’t kill yourself in the process. The only one I would even possibly try is the one that you run off of and than back on. Try at your own risk! [...]
Who doesn’t like to have nice flat washboard abs? Being a woman, you should know the importance of having a flat tummy that you can flaunt. However, many women out there don’t really take the necessary steps to begin on the road to a flatter stomach. Once you do understand what it takes to set [...]
After the success of last year’s Olympics the world and the UK in particular has gone a little bit sporting crazy. With the memories of London 2012 still fresh in everyone’s heads, and with the legacy of the games set to inspire a generation, with more children wanting to grow up and become sports stars [...]
Have you started running and seemed to have picked up an injury in your foot or ankle? It’s one of the most common areas to develop an injury but often neglected in people’s bid to get fit fast and not miss a run in order to keep up with training plans. But, if you [...]
So you say you want a workout challenge at home? Well, we have 11 of them—our top 11 list of the hardest workout DVDs we’ve ever tried. (In no particular order) : 1. Jillian Michaels Body Revolution: Jillian always brings the good pain. And this workout DVD gives you a mix of strength and cardio that [...]
Spring is finally approaching. Now its time to ditch the hiking boots and socks and find something cooler to wear for those spring/ summer workout adventures. I’m fairly outdoorsy—I always have been—and I don’t know how many sport sandals I’ve owned in my life. I have three pairs in my closet right now (one for [...]
Guest post-By L. M. Keefer If you want to jumpstart your eating and exercise routine for a vacation, reunion, or wedding, or just to amp up your get-in-shape progress, you may be interested in Bob Harper’s new book telling you how to jumpstart to skinny. Bob created this plan for clients who want to get [...]
Back by popular demand is a look at great gifts for the very special someone who you have in mind that just loves the a home gym. OK, maybe love is a strong word, but one who wants to set up a home gym for when she can’t get to the gym to workout her [...]
Random.org picked the winner to be #3! Congrats and I have contacted the winner via email already. She does have 48 hours to respond and if she does not than another random winner will be selected! Thank you everyone for playing! We always love to stumble upon companies making super cute and functional workout wear. [...]
Even those of us who do our best to get our meals and snacks from whole, unprocessed foods sometimes find ourselves in need of some quick sustenance on the go. If you’re as active as I think you are, it’s important that the treat you choose comes packed with protein. And, if you’re as picky [...]
GGS is super excited to have The Biggest Loser, home winner, Gina McDonald exclusive ’6 tips on how she was able to stay on the weight loss plan at home’ to share with our readers! Losing it at home was incredibly hard. I lost 29 pounds during the 8 weeks at home and worked harder than [...]
How one woman went from compulsive eating to a strict regimen and finally to finding balance and control. Guest Post from Taffy Brodesser-Akner I was sitting in a molded plastic chair, the kind you see in elementary schools, my knees hugged tightly into my chest. In my adult life, I had never been able to hug [...]
Do you have a love-hate relationship with the Sandman? If you’re like a lot of people, you aren’t always getting a full night of sweet beauty sleep — a new National Sleep Foundation poll shows that about 41 percent of people report problems with tossing and turning at least a few nights a week. So [...]
Many doctors recommend following a Mediterranean diet for a healthy heart. This eating plan focuses on fruits and vegetables, lean proteins, olive oil, whole grains, and other healthful, low-fat foods. Because this diet restricts the intake of high-fat foods, children who grow up following the Mediterranean diet may have an easier time making healthful food [...]
Summer months for most involve a lot of leisure and carefree living – from staying up till late in the night, with all sorts of poolside barbeques and hours hiding away from the sun in front of the television. Nevertheless, as it is in most cases, too much freedom can cause a lot of trouble [...]
With springtime comes change. It’s not just about the flowers blooming in your yard or spring cleaning your house, it’s also the time of year many people focus on shedding winter weight and getting ready for the hot summer by slimming down. If you’re on a mission to lose weight by summertime, make sure you [...]
Your back never rests. Whether you’re sitting down, lying down or standing up, your back muscles are at work, making it fairly hard to decrease pain if you’re feeling some. About 4 Canadian adults out of 5 suffer from back pain or will suffer from it at some point in their lives. Stress, a bad [...]
Heart problems can be a very disturbing issue for women, and rightly so, it is a matter for great medical concern. But it is not all that bad, especially if you are versatile with medical procedures and devices that can be used to help out women with heart conditions when they come under sudden heart [...]
The beginning of the year is traditionally the time when we all make promises to ourselves that we are finally going to achieve our fitness goals and start looking for a personal trainer to keep us on track. Most of us have overindulged over the Christmas period, we’re feeling overweight and sluggish, and the weather [...]
These days, we’re almost always watching what we eat. People are going gluten-free, considering juice cleanses, and cutting out chemicals, food dyes, and other additives, all in order to live a healthier life — and maybe lose a few pounds in the process. Just don’t call it a diet. “The concept of being on a [...]
Decades of research have made two things clear: Every bit of cardiovascular activity helps — even in spurts as short as 10 minutes — and more is almost always better. Where experts are divided is on how to communicate the second message without discouraging people who are still struggling with the first. And there are [...]
Was getting fit your primary New Year’s resolution? Perhaps it was but as the snowy depths of winter have stretched into what ought to be a gentle stroll into spring, getting out into the sub-zero temperatures might have taken a knock as you bid to regain your past fitness or hit a weight loss routine [...]