Archive for September, 2009
Should I make my overweight daughter eat breakfast?
Anne Fletcher - fitsmi.com Q: I keep hearing about how important it is for kids to eat breakfast, but my daughter (who’s trying to lose weight) isn’t hungry in the morning. Why should I make her eat when she’s overweight? I’m hesitant to say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, because [...]
4 strategies that will improve your sleep
~Debi Silber Are you getting enough sleep? According to the latest survey from the Better Sleep Council , 68% of American women admit to getting less than 8 hours of sleep per night. You can bet that percentage is higher among moms! Sleep eludes some of us because stresses in our lives make it difficult [...]
GIVEAWAY – Perricone Alpha Lipoic Acid Cream Active Tinted Moisturizer-CLOSED
WOOT! We’ve got another Perricone MD giveaway for you. Perricone MD products are wildly popular and this time the company has partnered with the GGS Girls to give away their Alpha Lipoic Acid Cream Active Tinted Moisturizer to one lucky GGS member! You savvy girls will recall that Perricone MD founder, Dr. Nicholas Perricone, MD, [...]
Crunch time….abdominal crunches, that is!
Here is an interesting video clip of how to do an abdominal crunch…what do you think? What is your favorite core-strengthening exercise(s)? But we do need to target ALL of the abdominal muscles, not just the Rectus Abdominis that the crunch works. So what’s your belly bruisin’ move, girlfriend?
Mike’s MOMAR 2009 – The Race and the Results
~Mike Romaniuk, on the Secret Thoughts of Men This blog post is the last of a four part series. If you missed the first ones, you can read my first post here and follow the links to back to this final post. I wrote this article below directly following the 2009 Cumberland Mind Over Mountain [...]
Sports Nutrition for Women – Part Two – Hydration
~Micheline Vargas, nutritionist for Nutrilite This article is the second in our series on sports nutrition. If you missed it, you can read part one here. Whether you are an elite athlete or a weekend athlete, to achieve your personal peak performance you must have a sound nutrition plan. You need to eat a wholesome [...]
Pre-race jitters? Who? Me?
~Mike Romaniuk, on the Secret Thoughts of Men This blog post is post three of a four part series. Read Mike’s first post here. Look for Mike’s next post after his race. In just a few minutes, my teammate and I will be starting the hardest 6 to 8 hours of our year: The 2009 Cumberland Mind Over [...]
Girls gone running: mom and daughter take on 5k
~Melanie Last weekend I ran a 5k race and it was a very special one: it was my ten year old daughter’s first 5k race and our first race together. I was really keen to share the fun and excitement of running with her. She’d been watching me run out our front door several times [...]
Hours before the BIG RACE – Mind over manners
~Mike Romaniuk, on the Secret Thoughts of Men In less than 18 hours from now, my teammate and I will be starting the hardest 6 to 8 hours of our year: The 2009 Cumberland Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race (MOMAR). The ferry ride from Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada) to Vancouver Island (where the race takes place) [...]
Erica and Susan’s second week on the Core Rhythms program
Susan: I have to be honest – this week has been a very busy and crazy week for me – so – with that said I haven’t been able to do too much with the workout part of this program. I did manage to work out a few times. I have to agree with my [...]
GIVEAWAY – Bitchin Boxers-CLOSED
WINNER-Nuri of Oh my giveaway blog! Bitchin Boxers symbolizes the rebelliousness sometimes needed to gain independence. In the words of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, “well behaved women rarely make history”. “Though we may not be a brand for every woman, we wish to honor every woman. We are unapologetic and committed to change; we are about [...]
Get Back on the Fitness Wagon
Maruchy Lachance is president of Running Ninja!, a lifestyle brand for runners by runners. Running Ninja! offers a wide variety of apparel and gifts for runners to keep you happy and inspired while you’re on the run. It happens to the best of us. Perhaps an injury or personal set-back derailed your exercise efforts. One [...]
Why is it good to be physically fit? The benefits of working out
Why is important to exercise? Why is it good to be physically fit? There are countless ways that exercise benefits us! Here are the top few to get you motivated: Physical fitness helps you control your weight Everyone knows this, right? So get off the couch and go for a walk. Or hop on the [...]
Girls Giving Back – Helping Children Through The Fresh Air Fund
Looking for a great cause to support? Why not consider The Fresh Air Fund , an independent not-for-profit agency, that has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.7 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. Nearly 10,000 New York City children enjoy free Fresh Air Fund programs annually. In 2009, close [...]
Melt Away Pounds – 15 minute boot camp workout
~Susan Have you thought about joining a boot camp? I have a number of times. I came across this video, and thought that I would share it with you ladies. Maybe it might inspire you to join a boot camp or just do these exercises on your own or with a friend.
Mom, I want to be just like you – my mom’s adventures in kayaking
Some of you may know that this past weekend I was joined by my 10 year old daughter in her first 5k race, which we did together as a fun run. She ran like a little champion, determined not to walk once during the entire 5k (even though I pointed out that lots of people [...]
